John Porcari

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John D. Porcari
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Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 1, 2009
Preceded by Thomas J. Barrett
Maryland Secretary of Transportation
In office
January 17, 2007 – June 1, 2009
Preceded by Robert L. Flanagan
Succeeded by Beverley K. Swaim-Staley (acting)
Maryland Secretary of Transportation
In office
1999 – 22 March 2003
Preceded by David L. Winstead
Succeeded by Robert L. Flanagan
Personal details
Born (1958-12-14) December 14, 1958 (age 54)
Rochester, New York
Political party Democratic

John D. Porcari (born December 14, 1958, in Rochester, New York) is the current United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation. He was nominated by the Obama administration in April 2009 and confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2009.[1]

Porcari previously served as the Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation in 1997 and 1998. He subsequently served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation on two separate occasions: first between January 1999 and January 2003 for the administration of Governor Parris Glendening, and then again from January 2007 to June 2009 for the administration of Governor Martin O'Malley. In the intervening period, he served as the Vice President for Administrative Affairs at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Porcari holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Dayton and a Master of Public Administration degree from the State University of New York at Albany.

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  1. ^ Johnson, Fawn (2009-05-21). "US Senate Confirms FAA, DOT Nominees". Dow Jones Newswires. Retrieved 2009-05-21. "The Senate also approved John Porcari, who will leave his current post as one of Maryland's top transportation officials to be the Department of Transportation's deputy secretary."  (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5gxACkSKn)

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Preceded by
Robert Flanagan
Maryland Secretary of Transportation
2007–2009
Succeeded by
Beverley K. Swaim-Staley (acting)
Preceded by
David L. Winstead
Maryland Secretary of Transportation
1999–2003
Succeeded by
Robert Flanagan