Age: 51 Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Education: B.A., St. John Fisher College, Rochester, N.Y.
Residences: Alexandria, Va., and St. Paul
Career highlights: Deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation; assistant secretary and director general, U.S. Foreign Commercial Service; deputy chair, Republican National Committee; national political director, Bush for President Committee; executive director, National Republican Congressional Committee; president and chief executive officer, 2008 Republican National Convention.
