Dorothy McAuliffe
{{Short description|American attorney and First Lady of the Commonwealth of Virginia}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dorothy McAuliffe
| image = First Lady McAuliffe Portrait.jpg
| office = Special Representative for Global Partnerships
| president = Joe Biden
| term_start = June 3, 2022
| term_end = January 20, 2025
| predecessor = Position established
| successor = Paolo Zampolli
| office2 = First Lady of Virginia
| term_label2 = In role
| governor2 = Terry McAuliffe
| term_start2 = January 11, 2014
| term_end2 = January 13, 2018
| predecessor2 = Maureen McDonnell
| successor2 = Pamela Northam
| birth_name = Dorothy Swann
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|5|2}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Terry McAuliffe|October 8, 1988}}
| children = 5
| education = Catholic University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
Dorothy McAuliffe ({{nee}} Swann; born May 2, 1963) is an American attorney who served as the U.S. State Department's Special Representative for Global Partnerships from 2022 to 2025. She previously was the First Lady of the Commonwealth of Virginia from January 2014 to January 2018.
Early life and education
McAuliffe was born Dorothy Swann on May 2, 1963, to Richard and Doris Swann.{{cite web|last1=Sullivan|first1=Heather|title=Meet Virginia's new First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe|url=http://www.nbc12.com/story/24405942/virginias-new-first-lady|access-date=25 August 2018|website=NBC12|date=9 January 2014 }}{{Cite web|last=Lemongello|first=Steven|date=22 August 2019|title=Richard Swann, 'godfather of Democratic fundraising in Florida,' dies at 79|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-richard-swann-obituary-20190822-emddzqujgrcdjjtuga7igfio64-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822221552/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-richard-swann-obituary-20190822-emddzqujgrcdjjtuga7igfio64-story.html |archive-date=2019-08-22 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=Orlando Sentinel}} She graduated from the Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1985 and from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Career
=Early career=
McAuliffe practiced banking and security law for several years and worked for the law firms of Thompson & Mitchell and Heron Burchette Ruckerett & Rothwell.{{cite web |title=President Clinton Names Four to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |url=https://clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/2000/11/2000-11-09-members-named-to-kennedy-center-for-the-performing-arts.html |website=Clinton White House Archives |publisher=Office of the Press Secretary |access-date=26 August 2018 |date=9 November 2000}}
=First Lady of Virginia=
McAuliffe was the first Virginia first lady to set up an office in the Patrick Henry Building, where cabinet secretaries and agency heads work.{{cite news |last1=Vozzella |first1=Laura |title=Dorothy McAuliffe put aside pomp as hard-lobbying Virginia first lady |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/dorothy-mcauliffe-put-aside-pomp-as-hard-lobbying-virginia-first-lady/2017/12/18/e79fc510-e402-11e7-833f-155031558ff4_story.html?noredirect=on |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=25 August 2018 |date=19 December 2017}}
As First Lady of Virginia, McAuliffe launched and advocated for anti-hunger programs and food access initiatives in the state. In 2014, Terry McAuliffe created the Commonwealth Council on Bridging the Nutritional Divide and named Dorothy McAuliffe head of the council.{{Cite web|last=Reid|first=Zachary|date=21 November 2014|title=McAuliffe creates nutrition panel|url=https://richmond.com/mcauliffe-creates-nutrition-panel/article_d723dacf-a8b9-5010-8f92-71d68b42c7fc.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en}}
She also advocated for several programs to feed hungry children in schools, including a Breakfast after the Bell program, which made breakfast part of the school day,{{Cite web|first=|date=7 October 2019|title=Virginia schools to receive grants for Breakfast After the Bell programs|url=https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Virginia-schools-to-receive-grants-for-Breakfast-After-the-Bell-programs-562429951.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007190959/https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Virginia-schools-to-receive-grants-for-Breakfast-After-the-Bell-programs-562429951.html |archive-date=2019-10-07 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=WDBJ7}} and programs that provided summer and after school meals for students with food insecurity.{{Cite web|last=Domingo|first=Ida|date=2019-11-18|title=Local school districts recognized with 2019 Dorothy S. McAuliffe School Nutrition Awards|url=https://wset.com/news/local/local-school-districts-recognized-with-2019-dorothy-s-mcauliffe-school-nutrition-awards|access-date=2020-11-03|website=WSET}}{{Cite web|last=Shirley|first=Victoria|date=28 September 2017|title=Virginia's first lady eats lunch with Roanoke City students|url=https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Virginias-first-lady-has-lunch-with-Roanoke-City-students-448512143.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=WDBJ7}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 June 2017|title=First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe receives Hungry Hero Award|url=https://salemtimes-register.com/first-lady-dorothy-mcauliffe-receives-no-kid-hungry-hero-award/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518222846/https://salemtimes-register.com/first-lady-dorothy-mcauliffe-receives-no-kid-hungry-hero-award/ |archive-date=2021-05-18 |access-date=|website=Salem Times-Register}}
McAuliffe also advocated for the creation of the Virginia Grocery Investment Fund, a fund set up to attract supermarkets to food deserts across the state.{{Cite web|last=Wetzler|first=Jessica|date=11 January 2018|title=Virginia Grocery Investment Fund Seeks to End 'Food Deserts'|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/virginia-grocery-investment-fund-seeks-to-end-food-deserts/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112003722/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/virginia-grocery-investment-fund-seeks-to-end-food-deserts/ |archive-date=2018-01-12 |access-date=|website=The Seattle Times}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 January 2018|title=Virginia Grocery Investment Fund Seeks to End 'Food Deserts'|url=https://www.nbc12.com/story/37249440/virginia-grocery-investment-fund-seeks-to-end-food-deserts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112034128/http://www.nbc12.com/story/37249440/virginia-grocery-investment-fund-seeks-to-end-food-deserts |archive-date=2018-01-12 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=NBC 12|language=en-US}}
McAuliffe served on the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, which helps military children integrate into new schools due to frequent moves while their parents are serving in the military.{{Cite web|last=Rockett|first=Ali|date=19 November 2017|title=Virginia military families emphasize impact on children during lunch with Gov. McAuliffe and the state's first lady|url=https://richmond.com/news/virginia/virginia-military-families-emphasize-impact-on-children-during-lunch-with-gov-mcauliffe-and-the-states/article_e92b87f9-8bfe-5331-8f16-e3f984266e18.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en}}
In 2016, she initiated and led the effort for the addition of a disability ramp to Virginia's Governor's Executive Mansion.{{Cite web|last=Moomaw|first=Graham|date=21 March 2016|title='This project is about respect:' McAuliffes christen ramp at Executive Mansion|url=https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/this-project-is-about-respect-mcauliffes-christen-ramp-at-executive-mansion/article_bdaf6283-f88b-54f8-be7f-a4014c8d6768.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Slipek|first=Edwin|title=Dorothy McAuliffe: A Visit With the First Lady of Virginia|url=https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/dorothy-mcauliffe-a-visit-with-the-first-lady-of-virginia/Content?oid=2283993|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Style Weekly|date=January 19, 2016 |language=en}}
= Later career =
==Non-profit work==
She served on the boards of FoodCorps,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 May 2018|title=Podcast: How Food Corps is Helping Americans Eat Better|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/podcast-how-food-corps-is-helping-americans-eat-better/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy}}{{Cite web|title=Our Team|url=https://foodcorps.org/about/team/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=FoodCorps|language=en}} the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution.{{cite web |title=Minutes of the Board of Regents |url=https://www.si.edu/content/governance/pdf/Appendix_A_Approved_Motions_5-5-08.pdf |website=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=August 26, 2018 |date=May 5, 2008}} After her term as First Lady of Virginia ended, McAuliffe joined Share Our Strength as the National Policy Advisor for the No Kid Hungry VA campaign.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-26|title=No Kid Hungry: Providing essential nutrition to children even away from school|url=https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/no-kid-hungry-providing-essential-nutrition-to-children-even-away-from-school|access-date=2020-11-03|website=WTVR|language=en}}
==Politics==
In 2018, McAuliffe considered running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock (R) for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th congressional district,{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=Dorothy McAuliffe, wife of Va. governor, is testing the waters for a congressional run |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/dorothy-mcauliffe-wife-of-va-governor-is-testing-the-waters-for-a-congressional-run/2017/04/25/7fdf9ac4-2920-11e7-be51-b3fc6ff7faee_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 25, 2018|date=April 25, 2017}} but ultimately decided not to.{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=Dorothy McAuliffe, wife of Virginia governor, says she will not run for Congress |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/dorothy-mcauliffe-wife-of-virginia-governor-says-she-will-not-run-for-congress/2017/05/10/19f62b32-35a1-11e7-b412-62beef8121f7_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 25, 2018 |date=May 10, 2017}}
In 2020, McAuliffe advocated for the passage of a bill in Virginia that would allow workers up to 12 weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child, or to take care of a sick family member.{{Cite web|last=Burns|first=Jake|date=2020-01-29|title=Paid family medical leave legislation aims to ease burden for families|url=https://www.wtvr.com/2020/01/29/paid-family-medical-leave-legislation-aims-to-ease-burden-for-families|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129212820/https://wtvr.com/2020/01/29/paid-family-medical-leave-legislation-aims-to-ease-burden-for-families/ |archive-date=2020-01-29 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=WTVR|language=en}}
On June 3, 2022, it was announced that McAuliffe was appointed the Special Representative for Global Partnerships by President Joe Biden.{{cite web |title=Announcement of Dorothy McAuliffe as the State Department's Special Representative for Global Partnerships |url=https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-dorothy-mcauliffe-as-the-state-departments-special-representative-for-global-partnerships/ |website=United States Department of State |publisher=Office of the Spokesperson |access-date=November 1, 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Vozzella |first1=Laura |title=Former Va. first lady Dorothy McAuliffe named to State Department post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/03/dorothy-mcauliffe-state-department-virginia/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=November 1, 2022}}
==Academics==
She was a spring 2018 fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Meet the GU Politics Spring 2018 Fellows|url=http://politics.georgetown.edu/press-releases/meet-gu-politics-spring-2018-fellows-class/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215182320/https://politics.georgetown.edu/press-releases/meet-gu-politics-spring-2018-fellows-class/|archive-date=December 15, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2018|website=Georgetown University}}
Personal life
McAuliffe married Terry McAuliffe on October 8, 1988.{{cite web|author=Terry McAuliffe|title=Happy 30th Anniversary @DSMcAuliffe. 5 great children & a ton of fun. Here's to 30+more|url=https://twitter.com/TerryMcAuliffe/status/1049290130543038465|work=Twitter}} They have five children.