Matthew Dowd Biography
Matthew Dowd is an American political pundit and consultant. He was the chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign and is an ABC News political analyst.
Matthew Dowd Age
- He was born on 29 May 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Matthew Dowd Education
He attended Cardinal Newman College in St. Louis, Missouri.
Matthew Dowd Parents
He was born in an Irish Catholic family. His father was an auto executive and his mother was an elementary school teacher before becoming a homemaker. His parents were Republicans.
Matthew Dowd Siblings
He has 10 siblings.
Matthew Dowd Wife
Dowd married and divorced twice. His first wife was Tammy Edgerly while the second was Nicole Baines. His second marriage ended in divorce after one of his twin infant daughters died in the hospital.
Since 2013 Dowd has been dating Maria Shriver, the former wife of former California Governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Maria Shriver divorced her ex-husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger after he publicly claimed in May 2011, that he had had an affair with his maid and was now supporting her son.
Matthew Dowd Kids
He has four children, three sons from his first marriage and a daughter from his second marriage. He had twin daughters from his second marriage but one died. His eldest son, Daniel, is an Army veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was deployed to Baghdad from 2007–2009 as a signals intelligence specialist.
Matthew Dowd ABC News
He became ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’, political contributor in December 2007. He also appears on the same network’s ‘This Week’ with George Stephanopoulos.
Dowd is currently the founding partner of ViaNovo, a strategy consultancy. He taught at the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and is co-author of the New York Times bestseller Applebee’s America: How Successful Political, Business and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community. His book, A New Way: Embracing the Paradox as We Lead and Serve, was released in 2017.
Matthew Dowd Criticism
This happened during the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, he tweeted about a congresswoman, “Elise Stefanik is a perfect example of why just electing someone because they are a woman or a millennial doesn’t necessarily get you the leaders we need.” Congresswoman Stefanik called the tweet “disgusting, sexist and shameful.” After significant pressure Dowd apologized and removed the tweet.
Matthew Dowd Net Worth
There is no information about his net worth.
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