Maria Cino (born April 19, 1957) is an American public servant and political operative[3] of the Republican Party. She served in the United States Department of Commerce and served as acting United States Secretary of Transportation during the George W. Bush administration.
Early life
Cino was born in Buffalo, New York on April 19, 1957.[4] She grew up in Buffalo in an "Italian Catholic Democratic union household".[3] Cino is a graduate of St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York.[citation needed]
Career
Cino served as Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative Bill Paxon.[3]
From 1993 to 1997, Cino served as the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), managing the organization's strategy, budget and daily operations.[5] She helped lead the Republican Party to congressional victories in the 1994 election cycle.[6][3]
In 1999 and 2000, Cino served as national political director for the presidential campaign of George W. Bush. She was also the RNC's deputy chair for political and congressional relations in 2000, and she served as RNC deputy chair in 2003 and 2004.[6]
United States Department of Commerce
President George W. Bush appointed Cino to serve as assistant secretary and director general of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service; in that capacity, "she supervised 1,700 employees and had a budget of $200 million".[6]
United States Department of Transportation
Cino was nominated by President George W. Bush as the Deputy Secretary of Transportation on April 6, 2005,[7] and was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 2005.[8][9]
After Norman Mineta's departure in July 2006,[10] Cino served as acting United States Secretary of Transportation for a short time.[3][6] Mary Peters was sworn in as Mineta's successor on September 30, 2006.[11]
Later work
Cino served as president and chief executive officer of the 2008 Republican National Convention.[3]
In December 2010, Cino announced her candidacy for chair of the Republican National Committee in the RNC's January 2011 election.[12] The contest was won by Reince Priebus, and Cino finished third.[13]
In 2012, Cino was appointed as Vice President of Americas and U.S. Government Relations for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.[14] In 2020, Cino was named to The Hill's Top 100 Lobbyists list.[15]
Board memberships
Cino has served as a board member of The WISH List, a group seeking to elect pro-choice Republican women. She considers herself "pro-life" (part of the United States anti-abortion movement) but she is also interested in increasing the numbers of Republican women holding office.[16][17]
References
- ^ "Maria Cino".
- ^ "Maria Cino".
- ^ a b c d e f Von Sternberg, Bob (August 18, 2008). "Just call her the RNC's juggler in chief". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Transportation, United States Congress Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and (October 6, 2006). Nominations to the Department of Transportation: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 26, 2005. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160756085 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "- NOMINATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION". www.congress.gov. April 26, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Kimball, Joe (March 17, 2008). "Maria Cino is GOP party planner extraordinaire". MinnPost. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Nomination Sent to the Senate". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. April 6, 2005.
- ^ "Department of Transportation Nominations". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation. April 26, 2005.
- ^ "Congressional Record, Volume 151 Issue 61 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)". www.govinfo.gov.
- ^ "Bush picks next transportation secretary". NBC News. September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Mary Peters as Transportation Secretary". Associated Press. March 25, 2015.
- ^ Starkey, Melanie (December 12, 2010). "Cino Enters RNC Race". RollCall.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Barr, Andy; Burns, Alexander (January 14, 2011). "Reince Priebus elected RNC chairman". POLITICO.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "HP Appoints Maria Cino Head of Government Relations for Americas". HP News. July 31, 2012.
- ^ "The Hill's Top Lobbyists 2020". The Hill. December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Cino, Wagner Backed Pro-Choice Republicans". National Review. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Boehner Endorses Maria Cino for RNC Chair". Washington Examiner. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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