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| − | '''Thomas Charles Feeney''' (born May 21, 1958) is a [[Republican]] [[politician]] from [[Florida]]. Feeney has represented Florida's 24th congressional district, which encompasses a portion of eastern Central Florida since 2003. | + | '''Thomas Charles Feeney II''' (born May 21, 1958) is a [[Republican]] [[politician]] from [[Florida]]. Feeney has represented Florida's 24th congressional district, which encompasses a portion of eastern Central Florida since 2003. He lost in the 2008 elections to Suzanne Kosmas for [[congress]]. |
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| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |
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| | ==Political History== | | ==Political History== |
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| − | Feeney is one of the most [[conservative]] members of the [[House of Representatives]]. He was elected to the Florida House in 1990 as a Republican, serving two terms before running for [[lieutenant governor]] of Florida. Being the running mate of [[Jeb Bush]], they narrowly lost by a small margin, Feeney returned to the House in 1996 and eventually became [[Speaker]] in 2000. | + | Feeney is one of the most [[conservative]] members of the [[House of Representatives]]. He was elected to the Florida House in 1990 as a Republican, serving two terms before running for [[lieutenant governor]] of Florida. Being the running mate of [[Jeb Bush]], they narrowly lost by a small margin. Feeney returned to the House in 1996 and eventually became [[Speaker]] in 2000. |
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| | + | Though a slight controversy arose regarding two congressional districts being gained in the 2000 Florida [[census]], alleging Feeney drew the district for himself.<ref>http://www.fairvote.org/redistricting/reports/remanual/flnews4.htm#diaz-balart</ref> However, he was elected in 2002, 2004 (unopposed), and 2006 with 58%. |
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| | + | The '''Washington Waste Watchers''', a group Feeney founded, monitors and combats wasteful government spending. He is also known for the '''Conservative Check Card''' - allowing fellow Republicans to identify [[legislation]] to be compliant with conservative principles. |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
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| − | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY Tom Feeney For Congress] | + | [http://www.house.gov/feeney/ Tom Feeney, 24th Congressional District] |
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| | + | [[category:Politicians]][[category:Republicans]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
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