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Types Person, Public Official, Business Person
Legal Name Elaine L Chao
Gender Female
Aliases Elaine L Chao

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Analyst notes about Elaine Chao

Elaine L. Chao arrived in America at the age of eight from Taiwan, the eldest of six girls in herfamily. She didn’t speak English and had little in the way of friends or family in the States. Her... more »

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Family
Mitch McConnell   US Senator from Kentucky
  • husband
    • Bruce Wasserstein   Late chairman and chief executive of Lazard
  • brother-in-law (Jan '09→)
    • Angela Chao   Senior vice president of Foremost Maritime Co
  • sister
    • James S C Chao   Chairman of Foremost Group in New York
  • father
    • Government Positions
    Department of Labor
  • Secretary of Labor (Jan 29 '01→)
    • Peace Corps
  • Director ('91→'92)
    • Department of Transportation
  • Deputy Secretary of Transportation ('89→'01)
    • Ford's Theater
  • Trustee
    • Business Positions
    Ford's Theater
  • Trustee
    • Dole Food Company, Inc   Fruit, Flower and Other Food Production and Distribution
  • Board Member
    • Citigroup   Major American bank
  • Position (past)
    • Wells Fargo   Large San Francisco-based bank holding company
  • Board Member (Jul '11→)
    • Other Positions & Memberships
    United Way of America
  • CEO (past)
    • Alfalfa Club   An exclusive Washington, D.C. club for the rich and powerful, founded...
  • Member ('07→)
    • American Action Forum   "Think Tank" affiliated with the American Action Network
  • Board Member
    • Heritage Foundation
  • distinguished fellow
    • Institute of Politics   Political career training center at Harvard's KSG
  • senior advisory committee member
    • Education
    Mount Holyoke College
  • Undergraduate ⋅ BA
    • Harvard Business School
  • Graduate ⋅ MBA
    • Donation/Grant Recipients
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    Republican National Committee
  • 3 contributions ⋅ $50500 ('92→'06)
    • Republican Party of Kentucky
  • 4 contributions ⋅ $30000 ('99→'08)
    • George W Bush   43rd US president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H W Bush
  • 5 contributions ⋅ $26000 ('99→'04)
    • Mitch McConnell   US Senator from Kentucky
  • 6 contributions ⋅ $6000 ('89→'01)
    • Mel Martinez   US Senator from Florida
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $4000 ('04)
    • David Vitter   US Senator and Representative from Louisiana
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $4000 ('04)
    • Johnny Isakson   US Senator and Representative from Georgia
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $4000 ('04)
    • California Republican Party/V8
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $2600 ('99)
    • Protective Life Corporation Federal PAC
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $1800 ('00)
    • New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $1584 ('99)