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Francis Rooney raises $500K in four weeks in CD 19 race

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Francis Rooney raised more than $500,000 in a month. The Naples Republican announced Friday his campaign raised more than $500,000 in four weeks. Rooney announced he was running for Congress in May, and is vying to replace Curt Clawson in Floridaā€™s 19th Congressional District. ā€œWeā€™re incredibly proud of the broad support we have earned from throughout the community and the incredible momentum weā€™ve built based on our core conservative principles,ā€ said Rooney. Rooney, the former ambassador to the Holy See,…

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Francis Rooney talks policy, politics during BUPAC meeting

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The influencer told voters Wednesday he wonā€™t be influenced. Francis Rooney, a Naples Republican, said he will not accept any money from political committees in his bid to replace Curt Clawson in Congress. The pledge is in line with one Clawson, a Bonita Springs Republican, made during his 2014 congressional bid. The former ambassador and longtime Bush family supporter also said that, unlike other members of, he would not need to be ā€œperpetually fundraisingā€ if he is elected. ā€œThe only…

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Francis Rooney releases television, radio ads in CD 19 race

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Francis Rooney is hitting the airwaves, releasing his first advertisements of the 2016 election cycle. The Naples Republican released a 30-second television spotĀ Thursday. Rooney is the first candidate to launch an ad campaign in the race to replace Rep. Curt Clawson in the U.S. House. ā€œD.C. insiders from both parties have let us down. We need change. Francis Rooney is a businessman, not a politician. Rooney is from the construction industry, where heā€™s created thousands of jobs,ā€ a female narrator…

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