Bay Buchanan

Bay Buchanan
37th Treasurer of the United States
In office March 20, 1981 – July 5, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Azie Taylor Morton
Succeeded by	Katherine D. Ortega
Personal details
Born	December 23, 1948 (1948-12-23) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	William Jackson (married 1982, divorced), Walter Gawlak (married 2010)
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Buchanan's signature, as used on American currency

Angela Marie "Bay" Buchanan (born December 23, 1948) is a prominent conservative political commentator who served as Treasurer of the United States under President Ronald Reagan.

Early life

Angela Marie "Bay" Buchanan was born December 23, 1948 in Washington D.C to William Buchanan, an accountant, and Catherine Crum, a nurse. She earned at bachelor's degree in mathematics at Rosemont College in 1971, and went on to receive a master's degree, also in mathematics, from McGill University in 1973.

Career

Buchanan was the national treasurer of the Reagan for President primary campaigns of 1976 and 1980, and the Reagan-Bush general election campaigns of 1980 and again in 1984. After appearing regularly on CNN's news program "Inside Politics", she became a commentator for CNN's The Situation Room, and later, Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull. She previously served as the co-anchor of Equal Time, on CNBC and MSNBC, and during that time, also hosted a two-hour radio talk show.

Appointed at the age of 32, Buchanan was the youngest person to serve in the post of Treasurer of the United States. She held that post from March 20, 1981 to July 5, 1983, after which she was appointed Chairwoman of the President's Commission on Women Business Owners.

Buchanan managed her brother Pat Buchanan's three unsuccessful campaigns for President of the United States.

The co-chair of the California delegation to the 1988 Republican National Convention, Buchanan also served as the co-chair of the defense subcommittee of the Platform Committee. In 1990, she ran in the California Republican primary election for state treasurer, against the incumbent, Thomas W. Hayes (who had been appointed to that position following the death of Democrat Jesse Unruh). Hayes prevailed, but would go on to lose the general election to Democrat Kathleen Brown.)

In May 2006, Bay Buchanan was appointed chair of Team America PAC, a political action committee founded by Tom Tancredo. The mission of this PAC is to highlight the problems allegedly created by illegal immigration, and to support candidates for public office who are committed to securing the borders of the United States against illegal immigration. In 2007, Bay served as chairman to Tancredo's presidential campaign, after which she became a senior advisor to Mitt Romney.

Personal life

In 1976, Buchanan converted from Roman Catholicism to Mormonism.

In 1982, Buchanan married William Jackson, an attorney; they later divorced.

Buchanan is the mother of three sons: William (born 1983); Thomas (born 1984); and Stuart (born 1987).

Published works

• Buchanan, Bay (2007). The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton. Regnery Publishing. ISBN 1596985070. 
• Buchanan, Bay (2012). Bay and Her Boys. Da Capo Press. 

External links

• Young America's Foundation speaker - Bay Buchanan
• CBLPI Speaker - Bay Buchanan
• Bay Buchanan - Speakers at Speakers.com for Corporate Events

Political offices
Preceded by Azie Taylor Morton	Treasurer of the United States 1981—1983	Succeeded by Katherine D. Ortega