Susan Molinari

Susan Molinari
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1995 – July 17, 1997
Leader	Newt Gingrich
Preceded by	Bill McCollum
Succeeded by	Jennifer Dunn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 20, 1990 – August 2, 1997
Preceded by	Guy Molinari
Succeeded by	Vito Fossella
Constituency	14th 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 by	Frank Fossella
Succeeded by	Fred Cerullo
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-27) March 27, 1958 (age 66) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	John Lucchesi ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 1992)​ Bill Paxon ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2
Parent	Guy Molinari (father)
Education	State 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]