Editing David Laney

{{Short description|American businessman}}
{{Infobox politician
|name        = David Laney
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1949|1|19}}
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|party       = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|education   = [[Stanford University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Southern Methodist University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
}}
'''David M. Laney''' (born January 19, 1949, in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]) is an attorney, an administrator of transportation programs, and a Republican supporter and fundraiser.

== Early life and education ==
Laney grew up in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], where he graduated from [[St. Mark's School of Texas]] in 1967. He then graduated from [[Stanford University]] and the law school at [[Southern Methodist University]]. 

== Career ==

=== Legal ===
Laney practiced at the law firm of Jenkens & Gilchrist from 1977 to 2003 and was managing partner of that firm from 1990 to 2002. Between 2003 and 2007, he was a partner with the law firm of Jackson Walker LLP in Dallas, where he practiced in the area of corporate and financial law. 

=== Transportation administration ===
Laney was chair of Amtrak's board of directors from 2003 to 2007.<ref name="Amtrak-chairman">{{cite press release| url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1081954181335| title=David Laney Elected Chairman of Amtrak Board of Directors| date=July 25, 2003| publisher=Amtrak |accessdate=January 19, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="TTC-IIS">{{cite web| url=http://corridornews.blogspot.com/2006/10/david-laney-to-co-chair-us.html| title=AMTRAK Chairman to Co-Chair U.S. Infrastructure Investing Summit in NYC| date=October 9, 2006| publisher=Texas Transportation Commission| work=TTC News Archives| accessdate=January 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="TxAM" /><ref name="Amtrak-join">{{cite press release |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1081256321339 |title=David M. Laney Joins Amtrak's Board of Directors |date=November 26, 2002 |publisher=Amtrak |accessdate=January 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606172839/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Copy%2FNews_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1081256321339 |archivedate=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> He was previously the chairman of the [[Texas Department of Transportation|Texas Transportation Commission]].<ref name="TTC-IIS" /><ref name="JWpr">{{cite press release|url=http://www.jw.com/site/jsp/prinfo.jsp?id=123 |title=Jackson Walker Welcomes David Laney as New Partner to Firm |publisher=Jackson Walker LLP |date=February 27, 2003 |accessdate=January 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227085824/http://www.jw.com/site/jsp/prinfo.jsp?id=123 |archivedate=December 27, 2010 }}</ref>

=== Political and public involvement ===
Laney became a campaign "Pioneer" for [[George W. Bush]] by raising over $100,000 for his 2000 presidential campaign.  He also made significant donations to Republican campaigns in the 2008 elections.<ref name="Huffington">{{cite news| url=http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Laney&fname=David| title=FundRace 2008| publisher=Huffington Post| accessdate=January 19, 2009| archive-date=July 16, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716154247/http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Laney&fname=David| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CampaignMoney">{{cite web| url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/david-laney.asp?cycle=08| title=David Laney Political Campaign Contributions 2008 Election Cycle| work=Campaign Money.com| accessdate=January 19, 2009}}</ref>

Texas Governor William Clements appointed Laney to the Texas Finance Commission from 1989 to 1995. That committee was responsible for regulatory oversight of state chartered banking and thrift institutions. He served as Governor Bush's Texas Commissioner of Transportation (Chair of the Texas Transportation Commission) from 1995 to 2001. 

In 2002, Mr. Laney was nominated by President George W. Bush to the board of directors of Amtrak and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a five-year term. In 2007, he completed his term as chairman of Amtrak's board of directors. 

=== Volunteer efforts and honors ===
In 2010, Laney was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor.<ref name="TxAM">{{cite web|url=http://tti.tamu.edu/2010/12/01/texas-transportation-pioneer-inducted-into-hall-of-honor/|title=Texas Transportation Pioneer Inducted into Hall of Honor|work=Texas Transportation Researcher|publisher=Texas A&M Transportation Institute|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20101006-Dallas-lawyer-David-Laney-inducted-into-4549.ece|title=Dallas lawyer David Laney inducted into Texas transportation Hall of Honor |last=Lindenberger|first=Michael A.|date=October 6, 2010|work=Dallas Morning News|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref>

Laney served on the board of trustees at Stanford University from 1998 to 2003. He currently serves on the board of Matador Resources.

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[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:20th-century American railroad executives]]
[[Category:Amtrak people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Southern Methodist University alumni]]
[[Category:St. Mark's School (Texas) alumni]]
[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]


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