Elizabeth MacDonough | |
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| 6th Parliamentarian of the United States Senate | |
| Assumed office February 2, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Frumin |
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| Born | Elizabeth Coss MacDonough 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Education | George 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]
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