Maura Keaney is a former deputy chief of staff to Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn. Keaney served as a top aide to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s 2009 re-election effort. In 2010, Keaney was fined for violating city law by soliciting campaign contributions for Ms. Quinn while working for her. Prior to that, Keaney has once served as political director for the large union called Unite Here.