party such as Gerald Ford, David Rockefeller, and Richard Riordan in forming the Republican Unity Coalition, which opposed Bush's decision to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning gay marriage. Molinari did not seek elected office in 2006, bucking speculation that she would run against Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton. She served as an adviser to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) 2008 presidential campaign. There was early speculation she might consider running for mayor of New York City in 2009, but she never did. In January 2010, Molinari confirmed that she was seriously considering a Senate bid against U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, before issuing a public statement three days later saying that she had decided not to run. In 2013 Molinari was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case. In 2020, it was announced that she would speak at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, becoming one of two one-time U.S. political party convention keynote speakers, along with Zell Miller, to speak at a convention for the opposite party. Molinari is also a member of the Atlantic Council's Board of Directors. Personal life Molinari married fellow U.S. Representative Bill Paxon on July 3, 1994, after having previously been married to John Lucchesi. She and Paxon have two daughters, and reside in Alexandria, Virginia . See also Women in the United States House of Representatives References External links |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1958 births 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 21st-century American businesswomen American nonprofit executives American people of Italian descent American television news anchors American women television journalists CBS News people Female members of the United States House of Representatives Google employees Journalists from New York City Living people Members of Congress who became lobbyists New York City Council members Politicians from Alexandria, Virginia Politicians from Staten Island Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) University at Albany, SUNY alumni Women New York City Council members Women nonprofit executives