Background
Lawton, Robert Cushman Son of Shailer Upton and Sallie (Forcythe) Lawton.
Lawton, Robert Cushman Son of Shailer Upton and Sallie (Forcythe) Lawton.
Bachelor, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1992. Master of Arts, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1994.
Session assistant New York State Senate, Albany, 1982, senior researcher, writer, 1994-1995. Legislation assistant New York State Assembly, 1983-1990. Budget and policy analyst Albany County, New York, 1995-1997, deputy commissioner general services, 1997-1998.
County administrator Marinette County, Wisconsin, 1998-1999. Associate analyst New York Senate, Albany, 2000—2003. Clerk County Legislature Schenectady County, New York, 2003—2005.
Deputy county administrator, Solano county California, 2005—2008. County administrator, Calaveras county, 2008—2009. Principal management analyst, Solano county, since 2010.
Chairman advisory board Alternatives to Incarceration, Albany, 1995-1997. Director Community Workforce Center, Marinette, 1998-1999, director Marinette Company History Society, 1999. Treasurer New York Sate Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, 2001-2003.
Member International City/County Management Association.
Married Francine Lille Nencetti, July 8, 1995.