Ron Brownstein

Eileen Nicole McMenamin

(m. 2005)

Children2Parent(s)Shirley and David Brownstein

Ronald J. Brownstein (born April 6, 1958) is an American journalist, political correspondent, and analyst.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Brownstein was born to a Jewish family on April 6, 1958, in New York City,^[3] the son of Shirley and David Brownstein.^[4] His father was an electrician.^[4] In 1979, he graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the State University of New York - Binghamton.^[3] He then worked as senior staff writer for Ralph Nader.^[3]

Career

In 1983, he went to work for the National Journal as White House correspondent.^[3] In 1987, he became a contributing editor for the Los Angeles Times.^[3] In 1989, he left the National Journal to work full-time as national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times.^[3] In 1993, he was named their national political correspondent.^[3] In 1997, he accepted a position as chief political correspondent for U.S. News & World Report.^[3] In 1998, he went to work for CNN as a political analyst where he remained until 2004.^[5] He is currently senior political analyst for CNN and Editorial Director for Strategic Partnerships for Atlantic Media.^[5]

Personal life

Brownstein has been married twice. His first wife was Nina Easton; they had two children before divorcing.^[6] In 2005, he married Eileen Nicole McMenamin, the former communications director for Senator John McCain, in a nondenominational ceremony in Henderson, Nevada.^[4]

References

^ "Ronald Brownstein on America's political and electoral fault lines".
^ "Ronald Brownstein Transcript - Conversations with Bill Kristol".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Maisel, Louis Sandy; Forman, Ira N. (June 8, 2005). Jews in American Politics. pp. 317–318. ISBN 9780742501812.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eileen McMenamin and Ronald Brownstein". New York Times. May 5, 2005.
^ ^a ^b "Ron Brownstein - Senior Political Analyst". CNN. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ "Kathryn Gaskin, Taylor Brownstein". New York Times. June 19, 2016.