Sean Connaughton

Sean Connaughton
12th Virginia Secretary of Transportation
In office
January 16, 2010 – January 11, 2014
GovernorBob McDonnell
Preceded byPierce Homer
Succeeded byAubrey Layne
United States Maritime Administrator
In office
September 6, 2006 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn E. Jamian
Succeeded byDavid T. Matsuda
Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors
In office
January 1, 2000 – September 6, 2006
Preceded byKathleen Seefeldt
Succeeded byCorey Stewart
Personal details
Born
Sean Thomas Connaughton

(1961-02-25) February 25, 1961 (age 63)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTeresa Voda
Alma materUnited States Merchant Marine Academy
George Mason University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Coast Guard United States Navy Reserve
Years of service1986–2006

Sean Thomas Connaughton (born February 25, 1961) is an American attorney who was the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2010 until 2014. He served as the Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, from 2006 until early 2009. Connaughton served as Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors from January 1, 2000 until his appointment as Maritime Administrator. He is also a lawyer, unsuccessful 2005 Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, former United States Coast Guard officer, and a retired officer of the United States Naval Reserve. He was confirmed as Maritime Administrator by the Senate on August 3, 2006.

President George W. Bush nominated Connaughton to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission. Congress did not take up the nomination. He left federal service to work as the Corporate Vice President of Government Affairs for the American Bureau of Shipping. Connaughton became the Secretary of Transportation in the Cabinet of Governor Bob McDonnell in January 2010.