Politics | Francis Rooney GOP Rep Open to Impeaching Trump Is Retiring Francis Rooney is heading home to Florida after a single term By Polly Davis Doig Posted Oct 20, 2019 7:42 AM CDT Copied House Speaker Paul Ryan administers the House oath of office to Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., during a mock swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson) Florida Republican Rep. Francis Rooney is full of decisions these days: On Friday, he said he's open to impeaching President Trump if it's "the right thing because I’ll be looking at my children a lot longer than I’m looking to anybody in this building." On Saturday, Rooney confirmed that he'll be spending a lot more time with aforementioned children soon as he's not seeking reelection. "I’ve done what I came to do," he says, per the Guardian. "I want to be the model for term limits." Rooney's district is solidly Republican and Democrats are unlikely to mount a serious challenge. He was elected in 2016, after serving as ambassador to the Vatican under former President George W. Bush. (Rooney is a pretty well-known Republican fundraiser.) Read These Next In this murder, arresting the boyfriend was a big mistake. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. Bizarre video shows thieves pulling an ATM out of store with SUV. Veteran TV actor Pat Finn is dead at 60. Report an error