Rob McCord | |
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| 76thTreasurer of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 2, 2009 – January 30, 2015 | |
| Governor | Ed Rendell Tom Corbett Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Robin Wiessmann |
| Succeeded by | Tim Reese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Maxwell McCord (1959-03-05)March 5, 1959 (age 66) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Pennsylvania |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal charge | Two counts of extortion |
| Penalty | 2 and a half years in prison |
Robert Maxwell McCord (born March 5, 1959) is an American former politician. A member of theDemocratic Party, he served as theTreasurer of Pennsylvania from 2009 to 2015. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination forGovernor of Pennsylvania in the2014 election.
In January 2015 he announced his resignation as Treasurer of Pennsylvania.[1] On February 17, 2015, McCord pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion.[2]
McCord was born inCalifornia to William Maxwell McCord (1930–1992) andJoan Fish McCord (1930–2004), both of whom worked atStanford University.[3][4] His older brother isGeoffrey Sayre-McCord, a professor atUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[5] His father, a sociologist, and his mother, a criminologist, separated when McCord was 4 years old.[6]
When he was 10, McCord moved toArdmore, Pennsylvania and later attendedLower Merion High School. After graduating from Lower Merion High, McCord took a year off and then went toHarvard College. At Harvard he did one year abroad and went toTrinity College inIreland and (back at Harvard) met Leigh Alexandra Jackson, his future wife. McCord also obtained anMBA from theUniversity of Pennsylvania before he moved toWashington, D.C. McCord traveled back to Pennsylvania and set up home inNarberth, less than a mile from Ardmore. After having two children, the McCord family ventured toBryn Mawr. McCord moved to North Carolina to become a yoga instructor. He lived inLong Branch, New Jersey prior to his arrest and conviction.[7]
From 1994 through 1998 McCord was a senior executive atSafeguard Scientifics. McCord founded and from 1998 to 2007 ran the Eastern Technology Council.[8] McCord was elected theTreasurer of Pennsylvania in 2008. He, his wife, and their sons Jackson and Grant lived inBryn Mawr.[9]
In 2014, McCord ran forGovernor of Pennsylvania in the Democratic primary. He finished third in the May 20 primary, behind nomineeTom Wolf and U.S. RepresentativeAllyson Schwartz.[10]
On January 29, 2015, McCord announced his resignation, effective February 12. The next day, he announced his resignation effective immediately and said he intended to plead guilty to federal charges of extortion relating to campaign fundraising.[1] On February 2, 2015, McCord was formally charged, and on February 17, 2015, he pled guilty to two counts of extortion.[11][2] After being made aware that he was being investigated but before he resigned, McCord cooperated as an informant on political donors. McCord's case was delayed after he pled guilty, possibly to assess the usefulness of his cooperation.[12]
On August 28, 2018, McCord was sentenced to 30 months in prison by JudgeJohn E. Jones III.[13]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forTreasurer of Pennsylvania 2008,2012 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of Pennsylvania 2009–2015 | Succeeded by |