T.J. Rooney, a nephew and former state representative who went on to chair the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, said his uncle was nominated to run for Congress in a special election in 1963 upon the death of U.S. Rep. Francis Walter.
After winning the special election, he went on to win seven more times.
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