Rooney was born December 9, 1964, in Garden City, New York.

He is currently Managing Director of the Tri State Strategies PA, L.L.C., a Pennsylvania lobbying organization.

[5] He was named runner-up for the 2003 Pennsylvania politician of the year by PoliticsPA, a political website, which noted the statewide success of the Democratic Party in winning five of six statewide judicial races and electing Dan Onorato and reelecting John Street.

[7] In 2010, he was named one of the "Top 10 Democrats" in Pennsylvania by Politics magazine.

[8] Rooney is a nephew of former Lehigh Valley-area Congressman Fred B.