Maria Robinson
politician in Massachusetts, US
Maria Duaime Robinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 6th Middlesex district from 2019 to 2022. In September 2021, she was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary of energy for electricity delivery and energy reliability, but the White House withdrew her nomination on June 8, 2022. She was then named director of the Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office, where she remained until 2025.
Early life and education
Born in South Korea, Robinson was adopted by American parents of Irish-German Catholic descent from Pennsylvania. She attended Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, before attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science. She later attended the University of Tulsa, where earned a Master of Studies in Law.
Career
Robinson became a member of the Framingham Democratic Committee and was a member of the Framingham Town Meeting. She became the first Korean-American elected to the Massachusetts General Court. Previously, she led Advanced Energy Economy’s program on wholesale markets, including engagement at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the regional transmission organizations. Prior to that, she focused on regulatory issues relating to energy and air, including leading the organization’s state Clean Power Plan campaign, which covered over two dozen states across the country.
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