Former U.S. Congresswoman Betty Sutton is the 10th administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) after her swearing in today.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx administered the oath of office today.

“She brings a wealth of experience from her years of service at the city, county, state and federal levels of government. She is well versed in the issues of maritime commerce and will be an innovative leader of the SLSDC,” said SLSDC Deputy Administrator Craig Middlebrook.

Administrator Sutton represented Ohio’s 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 – 2012. Among her Congressional accomplishments, she spearheaded the successful “Cash for Clunkers” program that created or saved over 60,000 auto industry jobs. Sutton was a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and was co-chair of the Congressional Jobs Task Force.

“Coming from the Great Lakes region, I fully appreciate the importance of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System not only to international commerce and to our national transportation system, but to the economic vitality of the Great Lakes area,” Sutton said.

Middlebrook has served as acting administrator since May 2012.