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Robert Maxwell "Rob" McCord (born March 5, 1959) is an American politician who served as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania from January 2, 2009 to January 30, 2015. On January 30, 2015 he announced his resignation effective immediately. On February 17, 2015, McCord pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2014 election.
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Report: Pa. treasurer Rob McCord under federal investigation, resigns
Biography
Robert Maxwell McCord was born on March 5, 1959 in California. When he was 10 he moved to Ardmore, Pennsylvania and later attended Lower Merion High School. After graduating from Lower Merion High, McCord took a year off and then went to Harvard College. At Harvard he did one year abroad and went to Trinity College in Ireland and (back at Harvard) met Leigh Alexandra Jackson, his future wife. McCord also obtained an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania before he moved to Washington, D.C. McCord traveled back to Pennsylvania and set up home in Narberth, less than a mile from Ardmore. After having two children, the McCord family ventured to Bryn Mawr. From 1994 through 1998 McCord was a senior executive at Safeguard Scientifics. McCord founded and from 1998 to 2007 ran the Eastern Technology Council. McCord was elected the Treasurer of Pennsylvania in 2008. He, his wife, and their sons Jackson and Grant live in Bryn Mawr.
In 2014, McCord ran for Governor of Pennsylvania in the Democratic primary. He finished third in the May 20 primary, however, behind nominee Tom Wolf and U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz.
On January 29, 2015, McCord announced his resignation, effective February 12. The next day, he announced his resignation effective immediately and said he intends to plead guilty to federal charges of extortion relating to campaign fundraising. On February 2, 2015, McCord was formally charged, and on February 17, 2015, he pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion. 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 pleaded guilty, possibly assess the usefulness of his cooperation.
