James Vernon Mooney Jr. is an American politician who serves in the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th district as a member of the Republican Party.

Prior to his tenure in the state house he was active in local politics in Islamorada, Florida.

[2][3] He defeated incumbent councilor Ken Philipson for a seat on the Islamorada council from the third district in the 2014 election.

[4] Holly Merrill Raschein, the incumbent member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th district, was term-limited during the 2020 election and Mooney announced that he would run for the Republican nomination to succeed her in 2019.

[7][8] During Mooney's tenure in the state house he served on the Environment, Agriculture and Flooding, Infrastructure and Tourism, and the Early Learning and Elementary Education subcommittees.