Susan Molinari

Susan Molinari (1998)

Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958 on Staten Island , New York City ) is an American politician . Between 1990 and 1997 she represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Susan Molinari is the daughter of former Congressman Guy Molinari, born in 1928, and the wife of Bill Paxon , who also sat in the US House of Representatives. In 1976 she graduated from St. Joseph Hill Academy . She then studied at the State University of New York in Albany until 1982 . Politically, she joined the Republican Party . She worked as an analyst for the New York Senate Finance Committee and the National Republican Governors Association . Between 1986 and 1990 she was a member of the New York City Council .

After her father's resignation as Congressman, Molinari was elected to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the due by-election for the 14th seat of New York , where she took up her new mandate on March 20, 1990. At that point she was the youngest member there. After four re-elections, she could remain in Congress until her resignation on August 2, 1997 . There she was a member of the Small Business Committee , the Public Works Committee , the Education and Labor Committee and later the Budget Committee . She was considered a moderate Republican. In 1996, she gave the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention .

Susan Molinari's resignation came after she took a job as a television journalist with CBS . She did this job for nine months. It came under fire from the start because its political objectivity was called into question. Eventually, she resigned from the post at CBS, citing her pregnancy at the time. She later worked as a lobbyist. In the meantime she was employed by various companies. Since February 23, 2013, she has been the head of Google's lobbying department in Washington.

Web links

• Susan Molinari in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Susan Molinari in the nndb (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Guy Molinari	United States House of Representatives for New York (14th constituency) March 20, 1990 - January 3, 1993	Carolyn B. Maloney
Stephen J. Solarz	United States House Representative for New York (13th constituency) January 3, 1993 - August 2, 1997	Vito Fossella