Dave Rooney

Richard David Rooney was a Canadian politician.
Born in Subdivision [1G, Newfoundland and Labrador#Lower Island Cove|Lower Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador], he was a teacher before being elected to the House of [Commons of Canada] for the riding of Bonavista—Trinity—Conception in the 1972 [Canadian federal election|1972 federal election]. A Liberal [Party of Canada|Liberal], he was re-elected three more times in 1974, 1979, and 1980 before being defeated in the 1984 election.