Mary Bono, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mary Bono

American politician

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1961

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Profession: politician, restaurateur, fitness professional

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Mary Bono

  • Mary Bono (née Whitaker and formerly Mary Bono Mack, born October 24, 1961) is a former U.S.
  • Representative for California's 45th congressional district, and previously the 44th, serving from 1998 to 2013.
  • She was first elected to Congress to replace her late husband, Sonny Bono, who had died months before.
  • She is a member of the Republican Party.
  • Bono's district was based in Palm Springs and included most of central and eastern Riverside County.
  • She sat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and was Chairwoman for the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade. Bono was defeated in her bid for reelection in 2012 by Dr.
  • Raul Ruiz.
  • She was, at the time, the sole female Republican in California's congressional delegation, and until Congresswoman Mimi Walters was elected in November 2014, no other female Republican was part of the delegation. On March 19, 2013, Bono announced she was joining Washington, D.C.-based federal affairs firm Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting as senior vice president.
  • Now a principal, she focuses her government advocacy and consulting practice there on legislative, regulatory and policy matters related to the entertainment, media and information technology sectors.
  • She also is a nationally recognized advocate for drug abuse prevention and treatment. In the wake of the Michigan State University sex abuse scandal and the Deborah Daniels report as a result, Bono was named on October 12, 2018 as the interim president and chief executive officer of USA Gymnastics.
  • She resigned four days later, following criticism over her previous role as a lobbyist for USA Gymnastics and for her marking out the Nike logo on her sneakers over Nike's support for Colin Kaepernick.Bono is married to former astronaut and retired Navy rear admiral Stephen S.
  • Oswald.

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