Sean Patrick Maloney

Sean Patrick Maloney born July 30 1966 is an American lawyer and politician who served as the US representative from New Yorks 18th congressional district from 2013 to 2023 The district includes Newburgh Beacon and Poughkeepsie A member of the Democratic Party Maloney ran for New York Attorney General in 2018 coming in third place to Letitia James in the primary Born in Sherbrooke Quebec Canada and raised in Hanover New Hampshire Maloney earned his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia He entered politics as a volunteer for Bill Clintons 1992 presidential campaign and later served as his senior West Wing adviser and White House Staff Secretary Before being elected to Congress Maloney worked as a software company executive and as an attorney He was elected to the US House in 2012 defeating Republican Party incumbent Nan Hayworth He campaigned as a moderate and was a member of the centrist New Democratic Coalition while serving in Congress He is the first openly gay person elected to Congress from New York He served as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 2021 to 2023 In the 2022 election he lost reelection in New Yorks 17th congressional district to Republican Mike Lawler As of June 2023 Maloney is the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development