Raymond T. Schuler
American political consultant (1929–2000)
Raymond T. Schuler (November 20, 1929 – November 24, 2000) was an American businessman and government official, who created the New York State Department of Transportation and served as its commissioner under three governors.
Schuler was also founder of The Business Council of New York State, Inc., New York's largest business lobbying organization.
Early career
Schuler graduated from Syracuse University in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts in public affairs and public administration from the Maxwell School of Public Administration. While at Syracuse he became active in New York State Young Democrats, which he served as vice chairman, and he worked in efforts to elect a reform administration in Kingston to replace the Republican organization that then controlled the Hudson Valley city.
He volunteered for the U.S. Marine Corps upon graduation, and served in the Korean War as an officer, platoon leader and company commander in the First Marine Division.
Schuler began his public-service career in New York State under the administration of Democratic Gov. W. Averell Harriman. He joined the executive staff of the then Department of Public Works and rose steadily through the ranks under the Republican administration of Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
He was the key architect of the reorganization plan under which portions of the Department of Public Works were consolidated with functions from other state agencies to form the New York State Department of Transportation. This was the nation's first unified state agency incorporating all transportation-related functions.
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