Patrick Pizzella

Patrick Pizzella
United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
Assumed office
April 17, 2018
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Chris Lu
Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
In office
November 12, 2013 – December 2017
President Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded by Thomas M. Beck[1]
Succeeded by James T. Abbott[2]
United States Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management
In office
May 9, 2001 – January 2009
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Patricia Watkins Lattimore[3]
Succeeded by T. Michael Kerr[4]
United States Deputy Under Secretary of Education for Management
In office
1988 – March 1989
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Mary McNally Rose[5]
Succeeded by Thomas E. Anfinson[6]
Personal details
Born (1954-05-19) May 19, 1954
New Rochelle, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mary Joy "M.J." Jameson
Education University of South Carolina (BS)

Patrick Pizzella (born May 19, 1954)[7] is an American government official, currently serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of Labor. He was formerly a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority appointed by President Barack Obama. He held positions in several agencies during four prior Administrations.

Early life, education, and career

Pizzella was born on May 19, 1954.[7] He is a native of New Rochelle, New York.[8] Pizzella is a graduate of Iona Preparatory School.[8] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina. Pizzella worked as a political field staffer for Ronald Reagan's 1976 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, then spent four years (1977-80) as executive director of right-to-work committees in New Mexico and Delaware during the Jimmy Carter administration.[9]

Public service and private consulting, 1981–2000

From 1981 to 1982, Pizzella served on the staff of the General Services Administration (GSA), and from 1983 to 1985, he was the special assistant to the Administrator of the GSA.[7] In 1985, he became special assistant to the Associate Deputy Administrator for Management and Administration at the Small Business Administration (SBA).[7] In 1986, Pizzella served as Director of Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs at the SBA.

From 1986 to 1988 he served as Administrator for Management Services, and from 1988 to 1989, he was the Deputy Under Secretary for Management, both at the United States Department of Education (nominated in September 1988, then a recess appointment in November).[10] Pizzella's stay at the Education Department was short-lived, as he and several other conservative Reagan appointees resigned in March 1989, in a move hailed by liberals as a return to "collaborative efforts between the special-interest groups and the Department of Education" following William J. Bennett's tenure.[11] However, Pizzella was not replaced, and his Senate nomination withdrawn, until September 1989.[12]

Next, Pizzella was recruited by HUD Director Jack F. Kemp to serve at the new Federal Housing Finance Board, created as part of the 1989 savings-and-loan bailout legislation, to oversee the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks and channel some of their profits (as much as $100 million in 1992) into housing programs. Pizzella served first as a consultant,[13] then for five years (1990–95) as the FHFB's Director of the Office of Administration (serving for two years at the FHFB while Bill Clinton was President).[14]

Pizzella worked at Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP as director of coalitions from 1996 to 1997, and as government affairs counselor from 1998 to 2001. During this time, he contributed to Heritage Foundation policy development on civil service reform.[15]

George W. Bush administration, 2001–09

Pizzella's official portrait during the Bush administration

After the election of George W. Bush in 2000, Pizzella assisted the presidential transition by serving for several months as Acting Chief of Staff at the United States Office of Personnel Management.[16]

President Bush announced his nomination of Pizzella to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management at the United States Department of Labor on March 6, 2001.[17][18] His nomination was approved without a hearing by the Senate Health Committee,[19] and was confirmed by the Senate on May 9, 2001.[17][20] He served in this position until January 2009. He was succeeded by T. Michael Kerr.[21][4]

Four years later, he was designated by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from January 18, 2004, to April 26, 2005.[22] This did not require him to leave his Labor Department post.

Pizzella ran his own consulting firm and was principal at Patrick Pizzella LLC, a position he held from 2009 to 2013. He authored articles in the Wall Street Journal,[23] Washington Examiner,[24] The American Spectator,[25] Government Technology magazine,[26] and GCN magazine.[27]

Federal Labor Relations Authority, 2013–17

Pizzella was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority in August 2013, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 16, 2013. It was Pizzella's first appointment by a Democratic president (although he had served for two years under President Bill Clinton at the FHFB). Pizzella was nominated again by Obama for the same position in 2016.

He previously served as Acting Chairman of the FLRA, prior to being designated formally as Chairman by President Trump on January 23, 2017.[8]

Nomination as United States Deputy Secretary of Labor

On June 19, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Pizzella to be the next United States Deputy Secretary of Labor, replacing acting Deputy Secretary Nancy Rooney.[8] On June 20, 2017, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. After the end of the 2017 congressional session, Pizzella's nomination was re-delivered to the Senate in January 2018, and was referred to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.[28]

Cloture was invoked on Pizzella's nomination on April 11, 2018, and he was confirmed as Deputy Secretary on the following day, by identical 50-48 votes on the Senate floor. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell remarked, "The fact that this Cabinet agency has gone 15 months without its No. 2 official is yet another testament to the historic obstruction visited on this administration by Senate Democrats."[29] McConnell also praised his "ample qualifications," as did Health Committee Chair Lamar Alexander: "The Department will greatly benefit from Mr. Pizzella's leadership and experience... [he] brings a wealth of relevant experience in both Democratic and Republican administrations.... This day is long overdue." [30]

Personal life

Pizzella is married to Mary Joy "M.J." Jameson, former senior business development executive for Google, a senior public affairs aide in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush administrations, now serving on the Clemson University Foundation Board.[31] They live in Alexandria, Virginia and Pinehurst, North Carolina.

References

  1. ↑ "Barack Obama: Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "PN921 – Nomination of James Thomas Abbott for Federal Labor Relations Authority, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. November 16, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "PN296 – Nomination of Pat Pizzella for Department of Labor, 107th Congress (2001–2002)". www.congress.gov. May 9, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "PN254 – Nomination of T. Michael Kerr for Department of Labor, 111th Congress (2009–2010)". www.congress.gov. May 1, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Patrick Pizzella To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Education". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "George Bush: Nomination of Thomas E. Anfinson To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Education". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Nomination of Patrick Pizzella To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Education". The American Presidency Project. September 23, 1988. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ↑ Public Papers of the President, September 23, 1988, "Nomination of Patrick Pizzella To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Education," 24 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1194
  10. ↑ Public Papers of the President, November 23, 1988, "Digest of Other White House Announcements," 24 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1564
  11. ↑ Lawrence, Jill, Associated Press, March 17, 1989, "Observers See Move Away from Ideology with Resignations"; quote is by Emily Feistritzer, director of the National Center for Education Information.
  12. ↑ United Press International, September 20, 1989, "Bush appointments for Education jobs"
  13. ↑ King, John, Associated Press, March 29, 1990, "New Agency the Lucrative Prize in Power Struggle"
  14. ↑ Domis, Olaf de Senerpont, The American Banker, October 23, 1995, "A Quick Study"
  15. ↑ Heritage Foundation Reports, February 1997, Chapter 6: Downsizing and Improving the Federal Civil Service, Pg. 199
  16. ↑ Kamen, Al, Washington Post, March 7, 2001, "Clinton Stands Pat"
  17. 1 2 "Presidential Nomination: Patrick Pizzella". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  18. ↑ Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, April 30, 2001, "Nominations submitted to the Senate," Pg. 675 Vol. 37 No. 17
  19. ↑ Congressional Record, April 11, 2018, p. S2083.
  20. ↑ U.S. Newswire, May 11, 2001, "Senate Confirms Four Labor Nominees; Chun, Combs, Lauriski and Pizzella Join Labor Staff"
  21. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-pizzella-b4979511/
  22. ↑ "Patrick Pizzella Biography: FLRA". www.flra.gov/. Federal Labor Relations Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Bargaining Away Your Security". June 9, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2018 – via www.wsj.com.
  24. ↑ The Examiner (September 1, 2011). "How to cut the budget, for real". Washingtonexaminer.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  25. ↑ "'Card Check' — A Time to Reflect, But Not Rest | The American Spectator". Spectator.org. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  26. ↑ Patrick Pizzella (December 22, 2008). "Department of Labor CIO Patrick Pizzella Talks Federal E-Government". Govtech.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  27. ↑ GCN Staff (January 12, 2009). "Top IT issues: Patrick Pizzella, Labor Department CIO". GCN. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  29. ↑ Congressional Record, April 11, 2018, p. S2048.
  30. ↑ Congressional Record, April 12, 2018, p. S2083.
  31. ↑ "Alumna joins Clemson University Foundation board | Clemson University News and Stories, South Carolina". Newsstand.clemson.edu. January 7, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Chris Lu		 United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
2018–present		 Incumbent
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