Kathleen McGinty

Katie McGinty
Chief of Staff to the Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 20, 2015 – July 23, 2015
Governor Tom Wolf
Preceded by Leslie Gromis-Baker
Succeeded by Mary Isenhour
Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection
In office
January 2003 – July 2008
Governor Ed Rendell
Preceded by David Hess
Succeeded by John Hanger
Chairperson of the Council on Environmental Quality
In office
January 5, 1995 – November 7, 1998
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Michael Deland
Succeeded by George Frampton
Personal details
Born Kathleen Alana McGinty
(1963-05-11) May 11, 1963
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Karl Hausker
Alma mater St. Joseph's University
Columbia University
Religion Roman Catholicism[1]
Website Campaign website

Kathleen Alana "Katie" McGinty (born May 11, 1963) is an American former state and federal environmental policy official.[2] She served as an environmental advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton. Later, she served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the Cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell. Prior to the nomination of Lisa P. Jackson, she was mentioned as a possible United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator under President Barack Obama,[3] and as a possible candidate to succeed Ed Rendell as Governor of Pennsylvania, but was not a candidate in the 2010 election.[4]

McGinty was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014.[5] After Democrat Tom Wolf won Pennsylvania's 2014 gubernatorial election, he appointed McGinty as his Chief of Staff.[6] On August 4, 2015, she officially announced her candidacy for the United States Senate in 2016.[7] McGinty won the Democratic nomination on April 26, 2016, and will run against incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey in the general election.

Early life and education

The ninth of ten children of a retired police officer and a waitress, McGinty was born in Philadelphia.[8] She graduated from St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls in Northeast Philadelphia. She graduated with a B.S. in chemistry from Saint Joseph’s University and has a J.D. from Columbia Law School.[8]

Career

After law school, McGinty clerked for a federal judge but did not ultimately take the bar exam or practice law.[8] McGinty was a legislative assistant to Al Gore when he was serving as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. In 1993, she became a deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton. She chaired the White House Council on Environmental Quality from 1995 to 1998. She later became head of Pennsylvania‘s Department of Environmental Protection, serving in Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's administration for over five years.[9] In 2007, when she was head of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, her agency awarded grants to groups for which her husband consulted. The situation prompted a state Ethics Commission ruling that prohibited department heads from awarding money to any entities that employ a spouse.[8][10]

In October 2008, McGinty took a board position with NRG Energy, an American energy company. Between 2008 and 2013, McGinty received $1.1 million in cash and stock awards from the company. In 2009, McGinty joined the board of Iberdrola USA, a subsidiary of a Spanish energy company. In 2010, Iberdrola received a $10 million federal stimulus grant though Pennsylvania to build a wind farm. While serving in the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rednell, McGinty sought to help Iberdrola merge with Energy East, a New York company.[10]

McGinty later became an executive at Weston Solutions, where she oversaw brownfield re-development and green business initiatives.[11] McGinty served as a lobbyist at Troutman Sanders, where she lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency to increase its allotment of chlorofluorocarbons on behalf of British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.[12]

Political career

On April 12, 2013, McGinty announced she would be a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014.[5] McGinty finished fourth in the primary behind Allyson Schwartz, Rob McCord, and eventual general election winner Tom Wolf, who appointed her his chief of staff. She served in that capacity from January 2015 until July 2015, amid speculation that she was considering running for the United States Senate in the 2016 election.[13] On August 4, 2015 she officially announced her candidacy for the United States Senate in 2016 and was later endorsed by EMILY's List, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, and President Barack Obama.[14][15]

Political positions

McGinty supports gay marriage, increased gun control, the Affordable Care Act, and abortion rights.[11]

Personal life

McGinty is married to Karl Hausker. They have three daughters and reside in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[16]

References

  1. ↑ McKelvey, Wallace (April 6, 2016). "Katie McGinty may return to Washington with U.S. Senate bid". Penn Live. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Levy, Marc (April 26, 2016). "Pennsylvania Democrats pick establishment's Senate candidate". Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ 3 possibilities for Obama's EPA chief Shiffman, John and Jonathan Tamari. The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 22, 2008. Accessed December 5, 2008. Archived January 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Rendell casts doubt over McGinty's EPA chances.Roarty, Alex. PolitickerPA.com December 1, 2008. December 5, 2008. Archived December 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 Thomas Fitzgerald (April 14, 2013). "McGinty becomes second woman seeking to be Pennsylvania governor". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  6. ↑ "Gov.-Elect Tom Wolf Names Kathleen McGinty Incoming Chief of Staff". Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Tamari, Jonathan (August 4, 2015). "Dem McGinty announces run for US Senate". Philly.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Philly native Katie McGinty might be the political surprise of 2014". Philly.com. Associated Press. November 19, 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Jackson, Peter (March 19, 2013). "Ex-Pa. DEP chief McGinty weighing run for governor". Daily Times News. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  10. 1 2 Potter, Chris (November 16, 2015). "Senate candidate McGinty's role in energy industry is questioned". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  11. 1 2 Vickers, Robert (April 11, 2013). "McGinty makes five Democrats seeking Corbett's job". Penn Live. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Carney, Timothy (April 19, 2016). "The revolving-door path Katie McGinty took to the Pennsylvania Senate race". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Olson, Laura; Esack, Steve (July 23, 2015). "Katie McGinty resigns from governor's office post, clearing way for U.S. Senate run". The Morning Call. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Roarty, Alex (April 21, 2016). "Pennsylvania Democrats Want to Know: Why McGinty?". Roll Call. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Obama, Biden endorse McGinty in Pa. Senate primary". Philly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  16. ↑ Daniels, Melissa (March 23, 2014). "Gubernatorial candidate McGinty builds name recognition, support". Trib Live. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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Michael Deland		 Chairperson of the Council on Environmental Quality
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George Frampton
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