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Robert A. Maginn Jr. (born October 31, 1956) is an American businessman and political figure who served as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 2011 to 2013.
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Early life
Maginn graduated summa cum laude from the University of Dayton with a B.S. in Business Administration and received a M.L.A. degree in government and a M.B.A. degree from Harvard University.
Business career
From 1983 to 2000, Maginn worked for Bain & Company as a management consultant and later as a senior partner, board member, and director. Since 1997 he has been a director of iBasis. In 1998 he joined Jenzabar, an internet company that provides software to colleges and universities, as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.
From 2006-2010 he was a Non-Executive Director, Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee at ICx Technologies. He is also Chairman of New Media Japan.
Politics
Maginn served as a member of the Republican Board of Governors and on Bob Dole, Mitt Romney, and Peter Torkildsen's finance committees. In 1998, Maginn was the Republican nominee for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. He lost to Democrat Shannon O'Brien 626,286 votes to 1,120,757.
On December 1, 2011, Maginn was elected Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party. He defeated former United States Attorney Frank L. McNamara Jr. 51 votes to 21.
Following the Republican party's poor showing in the 2012 election, Maginn announced that he would not seek reelection as party chairman.
Personal life
His father, Robert A. Maginn, Sr. is a chemical engineer and was the president of Midwestern Consolidated Enterprises Inc., a plastics manufacturer located in Dayton, Ohio. His mother, Valerie Maginn, was the company's vice president.
Maginn married Stacy Beverly Vladimer on July 4, 1987. The two later divorced.
In 2001, Maginn married Chai Ling, one of the student leaders of the Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989 and the founder of All Girls Allowed, a humanitarian organization that aims to stop the human rights violations related to China's One-Child Policy. They have three daughters and reside in Belmont, Massachusetts.