▁Ro oney ▁( born ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁Republican ▁Party ▁politician , ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁where ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁Legisl ative ▁District . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁which ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Assembly ▁after ▁his ▁term ▁exp ired ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁end ors ed ▁Republican ▁Washington ▁Township ▁Council man ▁Bob ▁Sch ro eder ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁election ▁who ▁won ▁his ▁seat . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ro oney ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁on ▁the ▁Environment ▁and ▁Sol id ▁W aste ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Tele communic ations ▁and ▁Util ities ▁Committee . ▁He ▁had ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Reg ul atory ▁O vers ight ▁Comm itte es ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁Rel ations ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Ro oney ▁served ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁North v ale , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁until ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁defeat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Hog an . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 7 8 . ▁He