Amy Walter
Amy Walter is an American political analyst, currently serving as national editor of The Cook Political Report.[1] Before this, she served as the political director of ABC News, based in Washington, DC.[2]
Walter previously worked at The Cook Political Report from 1997 to 2007. During this time she served as a senior editor covering the United States House of Representatives. She has also served as the Editor in Chief at the National Journal's The Hotline.[3]
Walter's work has been featured in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. She has also been featured on numerous broadcasts, most recently Gwen Ifil's Washington Week, Face the Nation (CBS), PBS Newshour (PBS), Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Andrea Mitchell Reports (MSNBC), the Daily Rundown (MSNBC), the Chris Matthews Show (MSNBC), and Meet the Press (MSNBC).[4]
Walter was also part of the Emmy-winning CNN election coverage team in 2006. She was the recipient of the Washington Post's Crystal Ball Award and has been deemed by Washington magazine one of the 50 top journalists.[3]
Walter graduated summa cum laude from Colby College and currently sits on its board of trustees. She is a lesbian and married her partner, Kathryn Hamm, in 2013.[5]
References
- ↑ "Amy Walter". Cookpolitical.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "Amy Walter". ABC News. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Amy Walter". Leadingauthorities.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "Amy Walter". Amywalter.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "A Legal Wedding 2 Decades in the Making". Freedom to Marry. Retrieved 5 December 2014.