Sean Patrick Maloney
| Sean Patrick Maloney | |
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| White House Staff Secretary | |
| In office 1999–2000 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Phillip M. Caplan |
| Succeeded by | Lisel Loy |
| First Deputy Secretary to the Governor of New York | |
| In office 2007–2009 |
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| Governor | Eliot Spitzer David Paterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A.) University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney Politician |
Sean Patrick Maloney (born 1966) is an American politician from New York State and, in 2006, was a Democratic candidate for state Attorney General. He is the former First Deputy Secretary to the Governor, which made him a senior adviser and Cabinet member of New York Gov. David Paterson. He also served as First Deputy Secretary in the administration of Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
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[edit] Personal life
Maloney has been with his partner, Randy Florke (b. 1962), since 1992. They have three adopted children (Jesús, Daley, and Essie) and reside in New York City and Jeffersonville, New York.[1]
[edit] Career
Maloney earned his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1988, and worked in Peru as a volunteer social worker from 1988 to 1989. In 1992, he received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Maloney was a senior West Wing adviser to President Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2000. Maloney was the youngest person ever to serve as the President's White House Staff Secretary, and was also the highest-ranking openly gay man ever to serve on the White House staff.[citation needed]
From 2000 to 2003, Maloney served as Chief Operating Officer of Kiodex, Inc., a Warburg Pincus portfolio company that later became a subsidiary of SunGard.
Maloney was an associate at the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, specializing in institutional investigations until 2007.
He also represented the family of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard.[2]
Maloney was hired in January 2007 by Governor Eliot Spitzer as First Deputy Secretary under Spitzer's top adviser, Rich Baum.[3] He continued in the role under Paterson's top adviser, Charles O'Byrne, following Spitzer's resignation on March 17, 2008. On December 3, 2008, Maloney announced that he would leave the Governor's office to join the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.[4]
In March 2011 he joined the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as a partner.[5]
[edit] 2006 election for state Attorney General
Maloney's campaign was lauded for its innovative use of technology, fundraising ability, and successful grassroots outreach. Maloney's candor during televised debates received wide praise in the media. Maloney came in third place in the September 12, 2006 Democratic primary, obtaining 9.4% of the vote.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ The Rural Connection - Press Stories
- ^ Matthew Shepard Parents Accuse ABC Of 'Selective Editing'
- ^ FIRST DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR - SEAN PATRICK MALONEY Biography
- ^ "Spitzer Aide to Join Spitzer Prosecutor at Kirkland & Ellis," PolitickerNY.com
- ^ Sean Patrick Maloney (Facebook page)
- ^ "NY1 Online: 2009 New York City Primary Returns"
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