1. Timothy Edward Mahoney was born on August 16,1956 and is an American politician and businessman who served as the US representative for from 2007 to 2009.
52 Facts About Tim Mahoney
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Tim Mahoney received a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science and business from West Virginia University in 1978 and a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University in 1983.
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Tim Mahoney co-founded Union Atlantic, LLC, in 1995, and in 1998, he bought vfinance.
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Tim Mahoney served as chairman and COO of vFinance, and formed the Center for Innovative Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit organization centered around measuring the impact of "innovative entrepreneurship" on the economy.
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In 2006, Tim Mahoney ran for US Congress to represent as a Democrat, challenging the incumbent Representative, Republican Mark Foley, in what was initially rated as a safe seat for Foley.
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Tim Mahoney was sworn in on January 3,2007, to the 110th Congress.
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In October 2008, media outlets began reporting allegations that Tim Mahoney paid hush money to a mistress to conceal an extramarital affair.
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Tim Mahoney's wife filed for divorce in October 2008, and Tim Mahoney, running for re-election, lost the November 4 election to Republican nominee Tom Rooney by 20 points.
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Tim Mahoney left office in January 2009, and continues to reside in Palm Beach Gardens.
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Tim Mahoney grew up in Summit, New Jersey, and graduated from Summit High School in 1974.
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Tim Mahoney obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science and business from West Virginia University in 1978 and a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University in 1983.
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In 1986, he moved to Florida and became president of Rodime Systems, a division of Rodime Inc Rodime, for which Tim Mahoney was vice president of marketing and sales, manufactured disc drives that were packaged for the retail market by Rodime Systems.
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Rodime's manufacturing plant was relocated to Singapore in 1989, and Tim Mahoney sold Rodime Systems.
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Tim Mahoney initially grew quickly after buying several other broker-dealer and financial services customers, including its acquisition of Sterling Financial Investment Group.
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Tim Mahoney continued to upgrade the website, and added numerous features which customers could use.
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Tim Mahoney co-founded and served as president of the Center for Innovative Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit organization.
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Tim Mahoney, who was inspired by Ronald Reagan to originally become a Republican, switched his party affiliation to the Democratic Party in 2005, although still holding his conservative viewpoints, due to alleged "disillusionment" while in the GOP.
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Tim Mahoney said that he decided to run largely due to frustration with Congressional Republicans and the Bush administration.
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Tim Mahoney was behind Foley in polls for the race, and trailed by double digits, despite spending almost $400,000 of his own money in the race.
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Tim Mahoney stated that there was a need to reduce abortions without fully banning them, and said that he favored repealing the estate tax and opposed further gun restriction laws.
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Tim Mahoney criticized Foley's voting record and his support of the Bush administration's positions, including their policies on the Iraq War and government spending.
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Tim Mahoney filed a lawsuit against the Foley campaign for what he called "misleading" television advertisements about his business career.
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Tim Mahoney called for an investigation into the matter, and Foley resigned the next day.
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Tim Mahoney denied allegations that his staff was responsible for the leaks.
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Tim Mahoney's campaign released a 30-second television advertisement titled "Graham Man" featuring former governor of Florida and US senator Bob Graham, which was cut before the scandal broke, but aired promptly after.
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Tim Mahoney quickly rose to the top of the polls, and gained a lead of 7 points.
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Tim Mahoney's campaign sought to portray Negron as a political insider who favored insurers over homeowners.
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Tim Mahoney generally avoided the Foley scandal while campaigning, saying that he "wish[ed] the best for [Foley]" and all people involved.
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Tim Mahoney was endorsed by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, citing his successful business career and his moderate policies.
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However, while Tim Mahoney still led in the polls, multiple predictors changed their ratings from favoring Tim Mahoney to tossup.
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Tim Mahoney was sworn in on January 3,2007, to the 110th US Congress.
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Tim Mahoney ran for re-election to Congress in 2008, and went unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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Tim Mahoney faced Republican challenger Tom Rooney in the general election.
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Tim Mahoney had been a top target for defeat in 2008, due to the district's Republican voting history, and was seen as the only Democrat from South Florida to be vulnerable to defeat.
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At one point in the campaign, Tim Mahoney was shown to have a 20-point lead in the polls.
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Tim Mahoney said he requested an ethics investigation as well, stating that the allegations were "based on hearsay" but his constituents "need a full accounting".
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Tim Mahoney pulled out of attending a debate with his opponent due to the organizers refusing to prohibit television media from covering the event, leaving Rooney as the sole candidate at the debate.
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In light of the scandal, Democratic Pennsylvania State Representative Timothy S Mahoney issued a press release explaining that he was not involved in an extramarital affair, due to both politicians' similar names.
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Tim Mahoney raised over $3 million, and spent $2,756,453 on the race.
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Tim Mahoney won only 40 percent of the vote to Rooney's 60 percent, the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent in the 2008 cycle.
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Tim Mahoney was generally considered to be a moderate Democrat, and he considered himself to be a conservative Democrat.
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Tim Mahoney was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of Democratic members of Congress known for moderate to conservative stances, especially on fiscal issues.
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Tim Mahoney was a member of the New Democrat Coalition, a centrist group of Democrats in Congress.
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On September 29,2008, Tim Mahoney voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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Tim Mahoney hinted at a potential run for his former seat in the 2010 elections against Tom Rooney, stating that he was "seriously thinking about doing it" and that he "learned a lot of lessons".
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However, Mahoney ultimately decided not to run, stating that he would instead work with the Democratic Party to "elect moderate Democrats who will work for the people of Florida" and defeat Republicans in the state.
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In 2021, Tim Mahoney wrote an op-ed published in the Treasure Coast Newspapers in which he stated that congressmen Bill Posey, Brian Mast, and other Republicans in Congress should apologize and resign for "sedition" related to attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election and the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.
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Tim Mahoney has a home in Palm Beach Gardens, though he was described in the official House roll as residing in Venus.
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Tim Mahoney owns a cattle ranch in southern Highlands County.
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Tim Mahoney is divorced and has a daughter named Bailey Mahoney, a former scholarship equestrian athlete at Oklahoma State University who now practices law in Denver, Colorado after earning a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver College of Law, as well as 2 other children, Vivian and JJ.
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The issue came to light after Tim Mahoney missed a rent payment on his Capitol Hill apartment in July 2007.
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On October 13,2008, ABC News reported that Tim Mahoney had agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress who worked on his staff and was threatening to sue him.