[2] After graduating from Simsbury High School,[3] Rob earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Anselm College in 1975 and later received his Juris Doctor from the University of Bridgeport School of Law,[4] now Quinnipiac University, in 1980.
Heagney lives in Simsbury with his wife Barbara and four children: Walker, Kathleen, Emmet, and Addison.
In 2003, Heagney introduced legislation that requires the state's community-technical colleges, Connecticut State University System, and the University of Connecticut to allow members of the armed services that are called into active duty during the school year to take the classes they paid for without additional charges upon their return.
[7] In addition, Rob has voted for $500 million in tax relief for families and businesses, enhanced funding of the state’s open space acquisition program, and lead local opposition to the purchase of Village Water by the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company.
Heagney was appointed Chairman in 1996, and served in that manner until being elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1998.