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.
Jim Mooney | |
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Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th district | |
Assumed office November 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Holly Merrill Raschein |
Personal details | |
Born | James Vernon Mooney Jr. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Miami |
James Vernon Mooney Jr. graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor's degree.[1]
Mooney served on the council in Islamorada, Florida, from 1998 to 2002, and during his tenure he served as mayor for one year.[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.[5] During the primary he was endorsed by Raschein.[6] Mooney defeated Rhonda Rebman Lopez and Alexandria Suarez in the primary and defeated Democratic nominee Clint Barras in the general election.[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.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Mooney | 4,747 | 35.40% | |
Republican | Rhonda Rebman Lopez | 4,599 | 34.30% | |
Republican | Alexandria Suarez | 4,062 | 30.30% | |
Total votes | 13,408 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Mooney | 45,698 | 54.98% | 1.88 | |
Democratic | Clint Barras | 37,426 | 45.02% | 1.88 | |
Total votes | 83,124 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Mooney | 5,037 | 45.26% | |
Republican | Rhonda Lopez | 4,947 | 44.46% | |
Republican | Alexandria Suarez | 1,144 | 10.28% | |
Total votes | 11,128 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Mooney | 31,788 | 60.60% | 5.62 | |
Democratic | Adam Gentle | 20,662 | 39.40% | 5.62 | |
Total votes | 52,450 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |