• Kellyanne Elizabeth Fitzpatrick was born on 20 January 1967 and is Counselor to the President in the administration of Donald Trump.
• She has a net worth of $40 million, accumulated from her over two decades long career in the political spectrum.
• Conway joined the polling business during her time in law school and founded her own business, The Polling Company, Inc./WomanTrend.
• She worked as a senior advisor to Newt Gingrich during his unsuccessful presidential election campaign, and in the same year worked for Todd Akin.
• Conway has been married to George T. Conway III since 2001 and has four children.
Known for movies
Short Info
Spouse | George T. Conway III |
Fact | Was a frequent guest on Politically Incorrect (1993). |
Contents
Who is Kellyanne Conway?
Kellyanne Elizabeth Fitzpatrick was born on 20 January 1967, and is best known as a pollster, political advisor and pundit, who is at the moment serving as Counselor to the President in the administration of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the USA, having formerly been the manager of his presidential campaign. Prior to that, Kellyanne served as campaign manager and strategist for the Republican Party, and was earlier known as the president of The Polling Company, Inc./WomanTrend.
Net Worth
So just how rich is Kellyanne Conway as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this political advisor and pollster has a net worth of $40 million, accumulated from her over two decades long career in the political spectrum.
Family and Background
Career
Kellyane joined the polling business during her time in law school, doing the job of a research assistant for Wirthlin Group. Having graduated, she originally intended to work for a law firm, but began working as a judicial clerk for Judge Richard A. Levie of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Whilst being a university student at Trinity College, she made friends with the establisher Frank Luntz, at Oxford, on a year overseas, and so decided to work for Luntz Research Companies. However, as of 1995, Conway started her own business, named Polling Company, which consulted on consumer trends, typically concerning women, and her clientele included such as American Express, Hasbro and Vaseline.
Throughout the 90s, Conway and other conservative women such as Barbara Olson, Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham collaborated in order to turn punditry into “stylish stardom”, both in Washington DC and on cable TV. Speaking about her career, Kellyanne stated that her “broad mind and small waist have not switched places”. Some of the politicians she worked for were Jack Kemp, Senator Fred Thompson, Dan Quayle and Mike Pence. Additionally, in 2012 Conway served as the senior advisor to Newt Gingrich during his unsuccessful presidential election campaign, and in the same year she also worked for Todd Akin.
Recognition and Television
Conway has made appearances as a commentator on polling on TV channels such as NBC, PBS, CNN, ABC and NY1, as well as in numerous radio programs. She was subsequently rewarded with the “Crystal Ball” award, given by the Washington Post, for precisely forecasting the end result of the 2004 election.
2016 Presidential Election
Regardless of being connected to Donald Trump for several years, partly because she resided in Trump World Tower from 2001 until 2008, Conway originally supported Trump’s opponent, Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, and established a committee best known as Keep the Promise I, which was practically completely financed by Robert Mercer, a businessman. Her organization additionally harshly criticized Donald Trump, describing him as “extreme” and stating that he was “not a conservative” In late January of 2016, Kellyanne called Trump “a man who seems to be offending his way to the nomination”, however, in June of the same year, right after Cruz’s suspension of his campaign, she quit the organization.
Conway’s Work With Trump
In early July 2016, Trump declared that he had employed Conway to serve in the position of senior advisor for his campaign. Conway ultimately advised on how to better appeal to female voters, and in August after Paul Manafort’s resignation, Kellyanne was named Trump’s third manager. She worked on that position for the following 10 weeks, ultimately becoming the first woman to effectively manage an American presidential campaign, in addition to becoming the first woman to run a Republican general election presidential campaign. She has been parodied on SNL since October 2016, and has been portrayed by Kate McKinnon, which she later on acknowledged in one interview.
Presidential Transition
In early November of the mentioned year, Kellyanne tweeted openly that Trump had offered her a job at the White House, adding later that month that “she could have any job she wanted”. Subsequently, Kellyanne explained to CNN that she was tweeting the things that she had previously discussed with Trump and Pence in person. During the same month, two leading sources of the Trump transition group told the press that Trump was mad at Kellyanne for the remarks she made on his administration cabinet appointments. However, Trump himself released a statement, proclaiming that the sources were incorrect and that he had expressed dissatisfaction regarding Conway’s criticism of the Republican politician and a former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. At the beginning of December, Kellyanne stated that the followers of Hillary Clinton, Trump’s opponent, were making death threats towards her, therefore, Trump assigned Secret Service to guard her, however, she gave up the Secret Service protection in September of the following year, stating that the number of threats had decreased.
Controversies
Based on the statements of eyewitnesses, Kellyanne reportedly smacked a man at an exclusive ball shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in as President. Trying to break up the fight, Conway came between two men, however, as they wouldn’t stop the fight, she punched one of them in the face, but ultimately it wasn’t clear what caused the fight, and Conway didn’t make any comments regarding the situation.
Ban from “Morning Joe”
In mid-February 2017, “Morning Joe”, a nationwide television series broadcast on MSNBC, prohibited her from any further appearances. Joe Scarborough, the main host of the show explained the decision to ban Conway from any potential appearances, describing her as “out of the loop” and adding that she wasn’t present in any of the key meetings.
Great visit to @CDCgov in Atlanta with a briefing from @CDCDirector and staff. Thank you for your dedication to increasing the health security of our nation. pic.twitter.com/vNKVJ68KFX
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) April 9, 2018
Private Life
Conway has been married to George T. Conway III, a litigation partner at a law firm, since 2001. They have four kids including twins, and the family resides in Alpine, New Jersey. Before her marriage, she was involved with Fred Thompson, a late politician. Kellyanne spent her formative years sharing a house with the majority of her family, aside from her father who left the family when she was young, and her grandfather who lived in a different house.
General Info
Full Name | Kellyanne Conway |
Height | 1.7 m |
Profession | Writer, Strategist |
Education | George Washington University |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | George T. Conway III |
Children | Claudia Conway, George Conway |
Parents | John Fitzpatrick, Diane Fitzpatrick |
Social profile links
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | [on the congratulatory call from president of Taiwan to Donald Trump] He either will disclose or not disclose the full contents of that conversation, but he's well aware of what U.S. policy has been. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Coined the phrase "alternative facts" to describe White House press secretary Sean Spicer's unverifiable statement about the size of crowds gathered for the inauguration of Donald Trump. |
2 | 2016 campaign manager for Donald Trump. |
3 | Senior advisor to Donald Trump's presidential cabinet. |
4 | Lives in the New York City area with her husband, George Conway, and their three children. [2009] |
5 | Release of the book, "What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live" by Kellyanne and Celinda Lake. [2005] |
6 | Senior advisor, Newt Gingrich 2012 presidential campaign. |
7 | CNBC contributor. |
8 | Editor and publisher of WomenTrends Online. |
9 | Her husband, George Conway, is a litigation partner at the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz. |
10 | Founded the polling company, inc. (sometimes referred to as The Polling Center), a full-service public opinion and market research firm, in 1995. She is the President and CEO. |
11 | Holds a law degree, with honors, from George Washington University Law Center. For four years, she was an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law Center. |
12 | She is a magna cum laude graduate of Trinity College, Washington, D.C., where she earned a B.A. in Political Science. She studied at Oxford University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. |
13 | Raised in New Jersey. |
14 | Republican strategist and pollster. |
15 | Was a frequent guest on Politically Incorrect (1993). |
Movies
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Fox and Friends | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - White House Counselor / Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - White House Counseler / ... |
Media Buzz | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - White House Counselor / Herself - Trump Senior Advisor / Herself - Trump Campaign Manager |
Good Morning America | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - Counselor to the Presiden / Herself - Senior Advisor, Trump Transition / ... |
CBS News Sunday Morning | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Justice w/Judge Jeanine | 2013-2017 | TV Series | Herself - White House Counselor / Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - GOP Pollster / ... |
Watters' World | 2017 | TV Series | Herself - White House Counselor / Herself - Counselor, President-Elect Trump |
The Lead with Jake Tapper | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Hannity | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - White House Counselor / Herself - Trump Senior Advisor / ... |
Lou Dobbs Tonight | 2012-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist / Herself - White House Counselor / Herself - Republican Pollster |
Fox News Sunday | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - White House Counselor / Herself - Trump Senior Advisor |
Frontline | 2017 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Face the Nation | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Senior Advisor / Herself - Counselor, President Trump / Herself - Trump Campaign Spokesperson / ... |
Meet the Press | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - Counselor, President Trump / Herself / ... |
This Week | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - Counselor, President Trump / Herself - Trump Transition Team Advisor / ... |
For the Record | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
The First 100 Days | 2017 | TV Series | Herself - Counselor, President-Elect Trump |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Erin Burnett OutFront | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Morning Joe | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
The Kelly File | 2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Trump Campaign Manager |
The View | 2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Trump Campaign Manager |
Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Senior Advisor |
Fox News Reporting | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager / Herself - The Polling Company |
CBS This Morning | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager |
Today | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager |
Real Time with Bill Maher | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - Panelist / Herself |
President Trump: Can He Really Win? | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Campaign Manager, Trump - Pence 2016 |
Mornings with Maria Bartiromo | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Trump Campaign Manager |
Fox Files | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
The O'Reilly Factor | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Republican Pollster / Herself / Herself - Republican Pollster & Strategist / ... |
To the Contrary | 1996-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist / Herself |
Crossfire | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Republican Pollster |
Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Geraldo at Large | 2012-2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Republican Pollster / Herself |
Huckabee | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist / Herself - President, The Polling Company / Herself |
D.L. Hughley Breaks the News | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The Daily Show | 2002-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
US Election Night | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Drum | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2017 | TV Series | Herself - Bergen County Record Interview / Herself - 2016 MSNBC Interview |
Paul Murray Live | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Media Buzz | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Trump Senior Advisor / Herself - Trump Campaign Manager |
Weekend Sunrise | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Extra | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Sunrise | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - CNN Post-Debate Interview |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia