Elizabeth MacDonough

Elizabeth MacDonough
6th Parliamentarian of the United States Senate
Assumed office
February 2, 2012
Preceded byAlan Frumin
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Coss MacDonough

1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)
Vermont Law School (JD)

Elizabeth MacDonough (born February 16, 1966) is an American lawyer and the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate since 2012. She is the first woman to hold the position.[1][2] MacDonough guided the Senate through the first and second impeachment trials of Donald Trump, and she and her staff brought the Electoral College certificates to safety during the January 6 Capitol attack.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Politico-Rogers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Barrett, Ted (January 31, 2012). "Senate welcomes first female parliamentarian". CNN. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "For Senate rules arbiter, minimum wage is latest minefield". Associated Press News. February 24, 2021.