Amanda Carpenter

Amanda Carpenter
Born 1982/1983 (age 33–34)[1]
Nationality American
Alma mater Ball State University
Occupation Political commentator
Known for Print and television pundit

Amanda Carpenter (b. November 20)[2] is an American author, political advisor, and speechwriter. She is a former senior staffer to Senators Jim DeMint and Ted Cruz. She was a columnist for The Washington Times from 2009 to 2010, has an active Twitter following, and regularly appears as a political guest on a number of television programs.

Life and career

Carpenter grew up in Montrose, Michigan.[1]

After graduating from Ball State University with a B.A. in Communication Studies in 2005,[3][1][4] Carpenter worked as a congressional correspondent for Human Events from 2005 to 2007 before going to Townhall.com to become its national political reporter.[5]

In March 2009, Carpenter took a position with The Washington Times,[6] where she wrote a daily column called the Hot Button that covered political and cultural issues as well other news articles.[7]

In early 2010, Carpenter left The Washington Times and joined Senator Jim DeMint's staff as senior communications advisor and speechwriter.[4][8]

In January 2013, Carpenter became senior communications advisor and speechwriter for Senator Ted Cruz.[9][1]

In July 2015, Carpenter returned to her journalism career.[10] She now works as a CNN political commentator, frequently appearing on Anderson Cooper 360°.

Carpenter is also known as a blogger, author, and commentator. She has made numerous media appearances, including segments on the BBC; Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, Hannity & Colmes, and The Big Story; MSNBC’s Tucker; PBS's To the Contrary and CNN's Larry King Live and Reliable Sources.[11] Her book The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Rodham Clinton was published in 2006.[11][12] She later wrote about the 2008 presidential election for Glamour magazine's blog "Glamocracy."[11][12] As of June 2015, Carpenter had more than 56,000 followers on Twitter—more than any congressional staffer.[10]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sanchez, Humberto (February 26, 2014). "Amanda Carpenter Is Ted Cruz's Twitter Torrent". Roll Call. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Yay, its my birthday. Another year wiser!, November 20, 2009, AmandaCarpenter, Twitter.com, Retrieved March 31, 2016
  3. ↑ Carpenter, Amanda. "Amanda Carpenter". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Weigel, David (January 25, 2010). "DeMint Hires Amanda Carpenter". The Washington Independent. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Amanda Carpenter". Townhall.com. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ Dornic, Matt (February 5, 2009). "Townhall's Amanda Carpenter to Washington Times". Mediabistro.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Amanda Carpenter". WashingtonTimes.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ amandacarpenter (January 25, 2010). "And the big news is...I'm leaving TWT to join Sen. DeMint's staff as senior communications advisor and speechwriter" (Tweet).
  9. ↑ amandacarpenter (January 22, 2013). "Thrilled to announce I'm starting my new job today as Senator Cruz's senior communications advisor and speechwriter!" (Tweet).
  10. 1 2 Lesniewski, Niels (June 9, 2015). "Amanda Carpenter Leaving Ted Cruz World". Roll Call. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Carpenter, Amanda (December 10, 2007). "Glamocracy". Glamocracy at Glamour.com. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  12. 1 2 Maltz, Phoebe (February 2012). "What's Your Story?—Amanda Carpenter". AmericasFuture.org. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

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