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Kevin Rooney

R

New Jersey State Assembly, District 40 (2018 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Kevin J. Rooney
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    01/13/1960
  • Home City:
    Wyckoff, NJ
  • Family:
    Wife: Hayley; 4 Children: Victoria, Jordan, Austin, Cassidy; 2 Grandchildren
Personal Details

Kevin Rooney (Republican Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 40. Rooney assumed office in 2016. Rooney's current term ends on January 11, 2022.

Rooney ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 40. Rooney won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Upon his appointment to the chamber in 2016, he replaced Scott Rumana (R). He was elected to a new term in his own right in 2017.

Rooney served as Wyckoff Township Mayor in 2011 and again from 2015 to 2016. He also served as deputy Mayor of Wyckoff Township in 2010 and 2014.

Education

  • Attended, Business, Ramapo College

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Business, Ramapo College
  • Managing Partner, HMS Global Holdings, Limited Liability Company, 2008-present
  • Owner, Holland Hills Farm
  • Finance Chairman, Wyckoff Township
  • Fire Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Road Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Police Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Owner, Advanced Tree and Lawn Care, Limited Liability Company, 2006-2008
  • Vice President, Almstead Tree and Shrub Care Company, 1998-2006

Political Experience

  • Attended, Business, Ramapo College
  • Managing Partner, HMS Global Holdings, Limited Liability Company, 2008-present
  • Owner, Holland Hills Farm
  • Finance Chairman, Wyckoff Township
  • Fire Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Road Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Police Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Owner, Advanced Tree and Lawn Care, Limited Liability Company, 2006-2008
  • Vice President, Almstead Tree and Shrub Care Company, 1998-2006
  • Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 40, 2016-present
  • Candidate, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 40, 2019
  • Mayor, Wyckoff Township, 2011, 2015-2016
  • Deputy Mayor, Wyckoff Township, 2010, 2014

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Environment and Solid Waste Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Appropriations Committee

Member, Consumer Affairs Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Business, Ramapo College
  • Managing Partner, HMS Global Holdings, Limited Liability Company, 2008-present
  • Owner, Holland Hills Farm
  • Finance Chairman, Wyckoff Township
  • Fire Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Road Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Police Commissioner, Wyckoff Township
  • Owner, Advanced Tree and Lawn Care, Limited Liability Company, 2006-2008
  • Vice President, Almstead Tree and Shrub Care Company, 1998-2006
  • Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 40, 2016-present
  • Candidate, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 40, 2019
  • Mayor, Wyckoff Township, 2011, 2015-2016
  • Deputy Mayor, Wyckoff Township, 2010, 2014
  • Liaison, Ambulance Corps, Wyckoff Township
  • Liaison, Community Emergency Response Team, Wyckoff Township
  • Liaison, Library Board, Wyckoff Township
  • Member, Oasis Development Committee
  • Member, Pompton Lakes Business Improvement District
  • Liaison, Public Policy Committee, Wyckoff Township
  • Liaison, Shade Tree Commission, Wyckoff Township
  • Liaison, YMCA, Wyckoff Township
  • Committeeman, Wyckoff Township, 2010-2016
  • Liaison, Zoning Board, Wyckoff Township, 1999-2009

Other Info

Names of Grandchildren:

Gryffin, Scarlett

  • 2

Policy Positions

Rooney and Christopher DePhillips' shared campaign website highlights the following issues:

Property Taxes

We will work to reduce property taxes by:

  • Cutting state spending; not just slowing increases in spending
  • Fighting to create a fair school funding formula that recognizes that all school children are important and increases state education aid to suburban school districts — and making sure that added school aid MUST go directly to property tax reduction.
  • Reduce excess aid to over-funded school districts, such as Jersey City and Newark — which together receive $1 billion in school aid.
  • Creating a municipal property tax cap that does not have loopholes.
  • End the practice of increasing property taxes for homeowners who upgrade their homes.
  • Make the interest on student loans tax deductible.

Grow Jobs

We will:

  • Cut needless regulations that raise the cost of business expansion or business investment in New Jersey.
  • Cut red tape that delays projects and forces developers to appear before multiple jurisdictions to get construction and expansion approvals.
  • Reduce the state's top corporate income tax, which is 9 % and makes New Jersey noncompetitive with its neighbors.
  • Upgrade the NJ Treasury Department to end backlogs in tax collection and make the Department more business friendly.

Pensions

We will:

  • Overhaul the pension system and make it fair to taxpayers.
  • Oppose any pension "sweeteners" that give public employees greater pension benefits than people in the private sector receive.
  • Stop giving free health benefits for life to retirees whose total retirement income exceeds $75,000 per year.

Help Our Veterans

We will:

Create a special Veterans Court for our U.S. Military Veterans who encounter criminal justice problems — often as the result of combat related injuries. These courts can provide alternatives to incarceration for those who put their lives on the line for our nation.

Elections

2019

General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Rooney (R) and incumbent Christopher DePhillips (R) defeated Julie O'Brien (D) and Maria Martini Cordonnier (D) in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 5, 2019.

 Kevin Rooney (R)
28.8%
 21,117 Votes✔

Christopher DePhillips (R)
28.1%
 20,576 Votes✔

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Julie O'Brien (D)
21.7%
 15,872 Votes

Maria Martini Cordonnier (D)
21.4%
 15,706 Votes

Total votes: 73,271

Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Maria Martini Cordonnier and Michael Sedon advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.

 Maria Martini Cordonnier (D)
50.2%
 3,360 Votes✔

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Michael Sedon (D)
49.8%
 3,337 Votes✔

There were no incumbents in this race.

Total votes: 6,697

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.

 Kevin Rooney (R)
50.6%
 4,606 Votes✔

Christopher DePhillips (R)
49.4%
 4,492 Votes✔

Total votes: 9,098

2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017. Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners. Incumbent Kevin Rooney (R) and Christopher DePhillips (R) defeated Christine Ordway (D), Paul Vagianos (D), and Anthony J. Pellechia (You Tell Me) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 general election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 General Election, 2017

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Rooney Incumbent 26.79% 31,170
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Christopher DePhillips 26.31% 30,610
Democratic Christine Ordway 23.28% 27,092
Democratic Paul Vagianos 22.98% 26,737
You Tell Me Anthony J. Pellechia 0.64% 748
Total Votes 116,357
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Christine Ordway and Paul Vagianos were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Democratic primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2017

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Christine Ordway 50.39% 7,299
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Vagianos 49.61% 7,187
Total Votes 14,486
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent Kevin Rooney and Christopher DePhillips defeated Norman Robertson and Joseph Bubba in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Republican primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Republican Primary, 2017

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Rooney Incumbent 35.92% 8,251
Green check mark transparent.png Christopher DePhillips 33.29% 7,647
Norman Robertson 15.45% 3,548
Joseph Bubba 15.33% 3,522
Total Votes 22,968
Source: New Jersey Department of State

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