Joshua Ryan Henry "Josh " Earnest [1] [2] White House Press Secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's Press Secretary in 2014, and was succeeded by President Donald Trump 's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer .
Early years [ edit ] Earnest was born in Kansas City, Missouri , the son of Donald H. Earnest, an athletic director , and Jeanne M. Earnest, a psychologist . He attended The Barstow School , a private secondary school , on a scholarship . He played baseball and basketball .[3]
He graduated from Rice University in 1997 with a degree in Political Science and Policy Studies .[4]
Immediately following college, he worked in the 1997 Houston Mayoral Election for Lee Brown .[5] Marion Berry from 2002–03 after working on Michael Bloomberg 's first campaign for mayor of New York City.[6]
After working on Capitol Hill, Earnest worked for the Democratic National Committee from 2003–06 under both Terry McAuliffe and Howard Dean .[7] Governor of Florida in 2006. He moved to Iowa in December 2006 to serve as National Communications Director for then-Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack 's presidential campaign.[8]
He then joined then Barack Obama 's presidential campaign in March 2007 as Obama's Iowa Communications Director. After Obama's Iowa caucus victory, Earnest worked as a top communications aide in several primary contests including South Carolina, Texas and Pennsylvania. During the 2008 general election, Earnest served as the campaign's Deputy Communication Director.[9] Washington, D.C. and served as the Communications Director for the Presidential Inaugural Committee.[10]
Earnest started at the White House on President Obama's first full day in office, January 21, 2009, as Deputy Press Secretary under Robert Gibbs . Later, Earnest was promoted and served as Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary and Chief of Staff to Jay Carney , occasionally filling in during press briefings. Earnest is the voice of West Wing Week , an online video series produced by the White House that chronicles the President's activities each week.[11]
On May 30, 2014, President Obama announced that Josh Earnest would succeed Carney as the White House Press Secretary .[12] Politico Magazine in April 2015, he was voted the most helpful press official in the Obama administration and the best White House press secretary by nearly 70 journalists.[13]
He delivered his last Press Briefing of the Obama Administration as Press Secretary on January 17, 2017.[14]
Personal life [ edit ] In August 2012, Earnest married Natalie Wyeth in an interfaith Christian–Jewish ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.[1] N. C. Wyeth , a granddaughter of engineer Nathaniel C. Wyeth , and a former veteran Treasury Department official.[1] [15]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Weddings: Earnest/Wyeth , nytimes.com, August 26, 2012; accessed August 12, 2016.^ Allen, Mike. "Josh Earnest turns 40" . Retrieved January 22, 2015 . ^ Topaz, Jonathan (May 30, 2014). "10 things about Josh Earnest" . Politico. Retrieved November 1, 2016 . ^ Topaz, Jonathan. "10 Things about Josh Earnest" . Politico . Retrieved November 19, 2015 . ^ Roth, Bennett. "Clinton, Obama plan Texas size campaign push" . Retrieved August 18, 2012 . ^ Guariglia, Matthew (May 30, 2014). "Josh Earnest: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know" . Heavy. Retrieved November 1, 2016 . ^ "DNC Organization-2005-06 Edition" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 . ^ "Key People-Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA)" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 . ^ "Key People-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) General Election Edition" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 . ^ "2009 Presidential Inaugural Committees (PIC, JCCIC and AFIC) Organization" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 . ^ Epstein, Jennifer. "Meet Josh Earnest" . Politico.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014 . ^ Camia, Catalina. "White House spokesman Jay Carney at the same time.resigns" . USA Today . Retrieved May 30, 2014 . ^ "The Truth About Covering Obama" . Politico.com . Retrieved August 12, 2016 . ^ "Obama pops in final White House briefing" . cnn.com . January 17, 2017. ^ Palleta, Damian. "Treasury Veteran Natalie Wyeth Earnest to Step Down" . Blogs.wsj.com . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
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