Elizabeth MacDonough
Elizabeth MacDonough | |
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| 6th Parliamentarian of the United States Senate | |
| Assumed office February 2, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Frumin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Coss MacDonough February 16, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) Vermont Law School (JD) |
Elizabeth MacDonough (born February 16, 1966) is an American lawyer and the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate since 2012. She is the first woman and Democrat to hold the position. MacDonough guided the Senate through the first and second impeachment trials of Donald Trump, and she and her staff brought the Electoral College certificates to safety during the January 6 Capitol attack.