Cate Edwards
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| Born | Catharine Elizabeth Edwards March 4, 1982 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Attorney, author |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Trevor Upham (2011-present) |
| Parents | John Edwards Elizabeth Edwards (deceased) |
Catharine Elizabeth "Cate" Edwards (born March 4, 1982) is an American attorney. She is the daughter of former Senator (D-NC) John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards. She gave eulogies after her brother Wade's death and after her mother Elizabeth's death. She frequently spoke for the family during her mother's final days and upon her death, and was widely admired as the public face of the family during these events.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her parents were both practicing attorneys, Cate Edwards was educated in the Wake County Public School System. She attended Aldert Root Elementary School, Daniels Middle School, and Broughton High School, where she graduated at the top of her class.[1] In high school, she played soccer, basketball and softball, and was named All-Conference and Most Valuable Player her senior year. Her siblings are: Wade (1979–1996), Emma Claire (born 1998), Jack (born 2000) and Frances Quinn (born 2008).
Cate Edwards attended Princeton University, majoring in Political Economics and graduating with honors. She is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and was an intern for the Council on Foreign Relations.
[edit] Political activity and career
In 2004, Cate Edwards actively campaigned with her father on his unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.[2][3][4] After the presidential election, she lived in New York City and worked as an Editorial Assistant for Vanity Fair. While in New York, she and co-worker Jessica Flint founded an online rolodex called UrbanistaOnline to help young newcomers settle into New York. In 2004, she also became a member of the Board of Directors of the youth voter initiative Generation Engage and is an active voice in youth politics. She was again an active campaigner for her father's 2008 run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Edwards entered Harvard Law School in fall 2006. In the summer after her first year in law school, she worked as intern to Nina Totenberg at NPR. In fall 2007, she became a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. Edwards graduated from Harvard Law in 2009. She then moved to Washington, D.C. and clerked for federal Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of Eastern District of Virginia before joining Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP as a civil rights lawyer.[5] She temporarily left the practice of law in May 2011, after the death of her mother, Elizabeth, to start a foundation in her mom's honor.[6]
[edit] Gay marriage stance
Early in the 2004 presidential campaign, Edwards became the first family member of the Democratic candidates to state that she was in favor of legalizing gay marriage. On September 30, 2007, during a campaign stop with actor James Denton, she was quoted as saying: "I'm on my mom's side with this, not my dad's. It's the word 'marriage' that he is hung up on"[7] (John Edwards supported civil unions, while Elizabeth Edwards had stated that she supported gay marriage).
[edit] Personal life
Edwards married her longtime boyfriend Trevor Upham in October of 2011.[8]
Cate stood by her father, John Edwards, as he faced felony charges of conspiracy, false statements and campaign law violations for the cover-up of $925,000 in illicit campaign contributions. [9]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "John Edwards for President-Cate". John Edwards for President. http://johnedwards.com/about/cate/. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ Mcgregor, Lindsay (2004-02-03). "Cate Edwards campaigns for her dad". Daily Princetonian. http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/02/03/news/9467.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ "Transcript: Cate Edwards's Remarks to DNC". Washington Post. 2004-07-28. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22435-2004Jul28.html. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ "Transcript: Cate Edwards does a whistle stop at UNCP". University of North Carolina at Pembroke. 2004-10-05. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2004/cate_edwards.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ http://www.swhlegal.com/staff/associates/Catharine_Edwards.html
- ^ http://elizabethedwards.org
- ^ "Cate Edwards: On gay issue I'm with mom, not dad". CNN. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/09/30/cate-edwards-on-gay-issue-im-with-mom-not-dad/. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Cate Edwards and Trevor Upham: Married!". The Hollywood Gossip. 2011-10-23. http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/10/cate-edwards-and-trevor-upham-married/. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Rochman, Bonny "The Good Daughter: Cate Edwards Stands By Her Indicted Father", Time: Healthland, June 6, 2011, accessed June 6, 2011.
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