Susan Molinari

Susan Molinari
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 1995 – July 17, 1997
LeaderNewt Gingrich
Preceded byBill McCollum
Succeeded byJennifer Dunn
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 20, 1990 – August 2, 1997
Preceded byGuy Molinari
Succeeded byVito Fossella
Constituency14th district (1990–1993)
13th district (1993–1997)
Member of the New York City Council
from the 1st district
In office
January 1, 1986 – March 20, 1990
Preceded byFrank Fossella
Succeeded byFred Cerullo
Personal details
Born (1958-03-27) March 27, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • John Lucchesi
    (m. 1988; div. 1992)
  • (m. 1994)
Children2
ParentGuy Molinari (father)
EducationState University of New York, Albany (BA)

Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958) is an American politician, company executive, journalist, and lobbyist from New York. A member of the Republican Party, she sat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 to 1997, representing Staten Island for three terms. Molinari, who was considered a rising star in the party, was selected to deliver the keynote address at the 1996 Republican National Convention. However, the next year, she resigned from Congress to become a television journalist for CBS News. Later, she became a vice president for public policy at Google from 2012 to 2018.[1]

  1. ^ Benner, Katie; Kang, Cecilia; Wakabayashi, Daisuke (November 2, 2018). "Senior Google Lobbyist Is Stepping Down From Her Role". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.