Bush nominates Austintown native

YOUNGSTOWN — President Bush nominated an Austintown native to serve in his administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The president nominated Paul R. Brubaker to be the head of the DOT’s research and innovative technology administration. That office shapes and advances the nation’s research, engineering and education agenda for the president and the secretary of transportation, according to its Web site.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation needs to approve the president’s nomination of Brubaker. Because of that, Brubaker declined to comment Tuesday on the nomination. A spokeswoman from the DOT also declined to comment.

It isn’t known how long it will take the Senate committee to consider Brubaker’s nomination.

Brubaker, 46, grew up in Austintown and is a 1979 Austintown Fitch High School graduate. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1983 from Youngstown State University. He earned a master’s degree in public administration from Kent State University in 1985.

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