Gordon J. Linton | |
Office: | Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration |
President: | Bill Clinton |
Term Start: | 1993 |
Term End: | 1999 |
Predecessor: | Brian Clymer |
Successor: | Jennifer Dorn |
State House1: | Pennsylvania |
District1: | 200th |
Term Start1: | January 4, 1983 |
Term End1: | August 13, 1993 |
Predecessor1: | John F. White Jr. |
Successor1: | LeAnna Washington |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1948[1] |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | Lincoln University, B.A. Antioch University, M.Ed |
Gordon J. Linton (born March 26, 1948) served as Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration in the United States Department of Transportation (1993-1999). He was nominated by President Bill Clinton, confirmed by the United States Senate and appointed by the President on August 6, 1993.
Linton previously was elected and served six terms as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2] First elected on November 2, 1982, he represented the 200th legislative district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1983-1993).