17 Facts About Maria Robinson

Maria Duaime Robinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 6th Middlesex district from 2019 to 2022.

Maria Robinson attended Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, before attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science.

Maria Robinson later attended the University of Tulsa, where earned a Master of Studies in Law.

Maria Robinson became a member of the Framingham Democratic Committee and was a member of the Framingham Town Meeting.

Maria Robinson became the first Korean-American elected to the Massachusetts General Court.

Maria Robinson managed report development and data-driven analysis at the state and national level.

Maria Robinson was employed by Navigant Consulting in the renewable energy and energy efficiency practices, supporting the state of Massachusetts in analyzing and procuring contractors for statewide renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

Maria Robinson interned with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's office of Water and in the office of Congressman Jay Inslee.

Maria Robinson was the first Korean-American elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature.

Maria Robinson's district lay solely within the city of Framingham, covering eleven of its eighteen precincts.

Maria Robinson served on the House Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, the Joint Committee on Export Development, and the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Maria Robinson ran for a second term in 2020, and was endorsed by the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus.

In June 2021, Maria Robinson was reportedly among the candidates vetted by the White House to succeed Neil Chatterjee as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

In September 2021, President Biden announced that he would nominate Maria Robinson to serve as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

Maria Robinson's nomination was withdrawn by President Biden on June 8,2022.

Maria Robinson was named director of the Grid Deployment Office in the Department of Energy and resigned from the House in July 2022.

Maria Robinson is an award-winning music director in the Greater Boston region and enjoys playing piano for shows.