Maria Cino

Maria Cino

Maria Cino (born April 19, 1957 in Buffalo , New York ) is an American politician .

biography

Cino graduated from St. John Fisher College , from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). She began her professional career as a member of the Republican National Committee , the national organizing body of the Republican Party , which is responsible for coordinating fundraising , coordinating election campaign strategy , and developing and nationally representing the political positions of the entire party. From 1981 to 1983 she was director of the political education program and then director of municipal programs. Most recently, she was administrative assistant to the Political Director of the National Committee from 1985 to 1986.

She then worked as an analyst for American View Point , before she was Chief of Staff to the US House of Representatives for the 31st constituency of New York, Bill Paxon , from 1989 to 1993 . Subsequently, she was Administrative Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Republican National Committee until 1997 . From 1999 to 2000 she was the first National Political Director of "Bush for President, Inc." and then until 2001 Vice Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.

After the inauguration of George W. Bush as US president was in 2001 Assistant to the Minister of Trade ( Assistant Commerce Secretary ) and also director general of the foreign trade ministry. During Bush's second term was in 2005, first Deputy Transport Minister ( Deputy Secretary of Transportation ) before July 8 to 17 October 2006 for the retired Norman Mineta Acting Transport Minister ( Secretary of Transportation was). In March 2007, she became Chief Operating Officer of the Organizing Committee for the 2008 Republican National Convention .

In January 2011, she applied to chair the Republican National Committee. In the election by the party delegates, Reince Priebus achieved an absolute majority in the seventh ballot with 97 votes; Cino, who temporarily took second place in the polls, was ultimately third behind Saul Anuzis .

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• Maria Cino in the nndb (English)