Paul Trombino III
Paul Trombino III | |
|---|---|
 Paul Trombino in 2017 | |
| Director of the Iowa Department of Transportation | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| President of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| President of McClure Engineering Company | |
| Assumed office January, 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Trish[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | BA (1988) BSCE (1995)[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Past president AASHTO |
Paul Trombino III is an American engineer and government official. He served as director of the Iowa Department of Transportation from 2011 to 2016.[3] Trombino was nominated by President Donald Trump to become Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), but withdrew in December 2017.
Career
[edit]Trombino's first job was with Earth Tech.[1] After earning degrees in economics and civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Trombino spent seventeen years at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, working his way up to Operations Director, Highway Division. In May 2011, he took over the director role at the Iowa Department of Transportation, a role he held until he unexpectedly resigned on November 28, 2016.[4] In January 2017, he became president of McClure Engineering Company, a position he currently holds.[5]
While director of the Iowa DOT in 2012, he announced a policy to deny driver licenses to Iowa residents who were part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.[1] The policy was reversed several weeks later.[6]
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
[edit]Trombino was nominated by President Donald Trump to become Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). His nomination was sent to the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 11, 2017. His confirmation hearing took place on October 5, 2017.[7] The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works was scheduled to vote on his confirmation on October 18, 2017, but that vote was postponed indefinitely.[8][9] Trombino withdrew from consideration December 11, 2017, citing family concerns.[10]
His nomination for Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration was not formally withdrawn by President Trump but was instead returned unconfirmed to the President by the U.S. Senate on 3 January 2018 under Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI, paragraph 6.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Director of the Federal Highway Administration: Who Is Paul Trombino?". AllGov. Oct 8, 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Trombino profile". Linked In. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Chaitin, Daniel (September 8, 2017). "Trump to nominate Paul Trombino III as head of Federal Highway Administration". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Petroski, William (Nov 10, 2016). "Iowa DOT director unexpectedly resigns". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Schmidt, Mitchell (Dec 21, 2016). "Former head of Iowa DOT Trombino named president of McClure Engineering Company". The Gazette. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Petroski, William (December 27, 2012). "Iowa stance on immigrant driver's licenses criticized". USA Today. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works (2018). Hearing on the Nomination of Paul Trombino III to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration: Hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, October 5, 2017. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "COMMITTEE BUSINESS MEETING Wednesday, October 18, 2017". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Khimm, Suzy (October 18, 2017). "Vote on Controversial Trump EPA Nominee Delayed". NBC News. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Schmidt, Mitchell (December 12, 2017). "Former Iowa DOT leader Trombino withdraws from federal highway post consideration". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "PN1010 — Paul Trombino III — Department of Transportation". U.S. Congress. January 3, 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.