Mary Joe Matalin was born on August 19,1953 and is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party.
17 Facts About Mary Matalin
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Mary Matalin is married to Democratic political consultant James Carville.
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On May 5,2016, Mary Matalin announced she has changed her party registration to Libertarian.
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Mary Matalin grew up in the Chicago suburb of Burnham, Illinois, the daughter of Eileen, who ran beauty salons, and Steven Mary Matalin, a steel mill worker.
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Mary Matalin originally intended to follow her mother into the beauty salon profession, and briefly considered becoming a model.
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Mary Matalin rose quickly, as an aide to Richard Bond and Chief of Staff to RNC co-Chairperson Betty Heitman in 1985.
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In 1992, Mary Matalin served as the deputy campaign manager for political operations on Bush's reelection campaign.
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Mary Matalin was a host of CNN's Crossfire political debate show, and in 1993, she co-hosted Equal Time, which aired on the CNBC business television channel.
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Matalin was the host of her own talk radio show in the 1990s, The Mary Matalin Show, which was carried on the CBS Radio Network.
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Mary Matalin appeared alongside her husband James Carville in HBO's 2003 television show K Street where she and her husband played versions of themselves as they lobbied real and fictional politicians.
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Mary Matalin worked on the presidential campaign of Fred Thompson until January 2008, when Thompson dropped out of the race.
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In 2008, Mary Matalin joined the Board of Directors at The George Washington University's Cheney Cardiovascular Institute.
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Mary Matalin serves on numerous other boards including The Water Institute of the Gulf, Conscience Cause, The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and the Tulane President's Council.
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Mary Matalin was named PETA's "Person of the Year" in December 2016.
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On November 25,1993, Mary Matalin married James Carville, a political strategist for candidates of the Democratic Party, in New Orleans.
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Mary Matalin wrote the best-selling book All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President with Carville and co-author Peter Knobler.
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In 2008, Carville and Mary Matalin moved their family to New Orleans.