David Laney

David M. Laney (born January 19, 1949, in Dallas, Texas) is the Amtrak board chairman since July 2003.[1][2] An alumnus of St. Mark's School of Texas, Laney graduated from Stanford University and the law school at Southern Methodist University. A member of the Amtrak board since April 2002,[3] Laney was previously the chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission,[2] a partner at Jackson Walker LLP[4] and became a campaign "Pioneer" for George W. Bush by raising over $100,000 for his 2000 presidential campaign. He also made significant donations to Republican campaigns in the 2008 elections.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "David Laney Elected Chairman of Amtrak Board of Directors" (Press release). Amtrak. July 25, 2003. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1081954181335. Retrieved January 19, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "AMTRAK Chairman to Co-Chair U.S. Infrastructure Investing Summit in NYC". TTC News Archives. Texas Transportation Commission. October 9, 2006. http://corridornews.blogspot.com/2006/10/david-laney-to-co-chair-us.html. Retrieved January 19, 2009. 
  3. ^ "David M. Laney Joins Amtrak's Board of Directors" (Press release). Amtrak. November 26, 2002. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1081256321339. Retrieved January 19, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Jackson Walker Welcomes David Laney as New Partner to Firm" (Press release). Jackson Walker LLP. February 27, 2003. http://www.jw.com/site/jsp/prinfo.jsp?id=123. Retrieved January 19, 2009. 
  5. ^ "FundRace 2008". Huffington Post. http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Laney&fname=David. Retrieved January 19, 2009. 
  6. ^ "David Laney Political Campaign Contributions 2008 Election Cycle". Campaign Money.com. http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/david-laney.asp?cycle=08. Retrieved January 19, 2009.