Sean Connaughton

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Sean Connaughton
Sean T Connaughton 2006 Marad photo aspect.jpg
12th Virginia Secretary of Transportation
In office
January 16, 2010 January 11, 2014

Since leaving government in 2014, Connaughton has been President and CEO of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association in Richmond, Virginia. [6] The Association has as its members all of Virginia's hospitals and health systems and represents them before the federal and state governments, as well as providing safety, quality, educational, population health and emergency preparedness services. Connaughton was instrumental in Virginia's passage of Medicaid expansion in 2018 and was a leader in Virginia's response and recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Connaughton is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Fund and its drive to build a Visitor's Center for the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. He is also Lifeguard Member at George Washington's Mount Vernon.

References

  1. "Bush Nominates Law School Alumnus to Maritime Post". The Mason Gazette. July 13, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  2. "United States (Intertanko) v. Locke: The Supreme Court Strikes Down State of Washington Regulations". American Bar Association. May 1, 2000.
  3. "A Centrist's Legacy; Sean Connaughton, pragmatist". The Washington Post . August 19, 2006. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. "Outgoing Marad chief sees short sea, other progress". joc.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  5. "McDonnell to name Connaughton secretary of transportation". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  6. "About Us". VHHA Foundation. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors
1999 2006
Succeeded by