1. Wendy Elizabeth Long is an American attorney from New Hampshire.
21 Facts About Wendy Long
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Wendy Long was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in support of Donald Trump in 2016.
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Wendy Long was the executive editor of The Dartmouth daily newspaper and was a contributor to The Dartmouth Review newspaper.
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In 1987, Wendy Long was a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute.
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Wendy Long graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1995, where she had served as an editor of the Northwestern University Law Review.
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Wendy Long then served as press secretary to New Hampshire US Senator Gordon J Humphrey from 1986 to 1987.
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Wendy Long then went on to serve as press secretary for US Senator William L Armstrong from 1987 to 1990.
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From 1995 to 1996, Long served as a law clerk for Judge Ralph K Winter on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York.
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In 2005, Wendy Long helped to found the Judicial Confirmation Network, where she served as chief counsel and promoted judicial restraint through media and public speaking.
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Wendy Long participated in discussion and debate on US Circuit Court and US Supreme Court nominations and led both public support and opposition to various judicial nominees.
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In 2007, Wendy Long became a legal advisor to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
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In 2012, Wendy Long challenged Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the November 6,2012 general election for United States Senate.
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Wendy Long lost the general election for United States Senate to Kirsten Gillibrand by 3,063,628 votes.
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In March 2016, Wendy Long announced a challenge to Chuck Schumer for his seat in the US Senate.
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Wendy Long endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, although she received no endorsement in return.
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Wendy Long cited mosques in Syracuse, New York as the reason for increased crime.
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In 1998, Long married Arthur S Long, now a partner at the law firm Gibson Dunn, in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Wendy Long was baptized in the First Congregational Church in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Wendy Long was raised a Protestant and became an evangelical Presbyterian while working in the US Senate.
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Wendy Long has served as a catechism teacher in several Catholic parishes, private catechism groups, and a homeschool co-op.
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In early 2022, Wendy Long returned to New Hampshire and became a member of the Parish of the Holy Spirit of Southwestern New Hampshire.