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Matt K. Lewis
Lewis in 2016
Born1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materShepherd University
OccupationPolitical commentator
Employer(s)The Daily Beast and The Week
SpouseErin DeLullo
Children2
Websitemattklewis.com Edit this at Wikidata

Matt K. Lewis (born 1974/1975) is an American conservative political writer, blogger, podcaster, and columnist for The Daily Beast, formerly with The Daily Caller, and has written for The Week.[2] He has also appeared on CNN and MSNBC as a political commentator.[2]

Early life and education

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Lewis was raised in Myersville, Maryland. He was educated at Middletown High School, a public high school in Middletown, Maryland, followed by Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.[3]

Career

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As a writer, Lewis has contributed to Townhall.com,[4][5] AOL's PoliticsDaily.com,[6] Human Events, and The Daily Caller.[7] In his early career, Lewis served as director of grassroots for the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit conservative training organization[8] for which he organized and led workshops around the United States.[9] In March 2007, Lewis was one of two bloggers invited on John McCain's campaign tour bus on a visit to New Hampshire for an interview with the candidate.[10] That September, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run.[11] Lewis is the editor of The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, published in 2011.[12]

Lewis was selected as a "Rising Star of Politics" by Politics Magazine in 2002[13] and by the American Conservative Union as "Blogger of the Year" in 2012.[14]

Lewis' book Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots) was published in January 2016, receiving attention from The New York Times,[15] The Weekly Standard,[16] and other publications.[17] Lewis's second book, Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling Class Elites Cashing in on America, was published in July 2023.[18][19]

Media appearances

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Lewis is a frequent commentator on cable television and radio who has appeared as a political commentator "from the right" for CNN in 2016,[20] and has appeared multiple times on Real Time with Bill Maher.[21][22] Since February 2009, he has represented the conservative viewpoint on Bloggingheads.tv's weekly discussion of American politics, opposite Bill Scher.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bottalico, Brandi (May 20, 2016). "From Wolfsville to CNN, Lewis finds success in political commentary". The Frederick News-Post. Lewis, 41, wears many hats as he podcasts...
  2. ^ a b Matt Lewis leaves Daily Caller for Daily Beast; The Washington Post; Eric Wemple; January 12, 2017
  3. ^ a b "About Matt Lewis". mattlewis.org. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2009 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Ruffini, Patrick (January 13, 2007). "Matt Lewis Now Blogging at Townhall". PatrickRuffini.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  5. ^ Anderson, Karen (February 16, 2009). "Coming & Going". Politics Magazine. Campaigns & Elections. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  6. ^ Calderone, Michael (April 9, 2009). "Sweet, Lawrence join AOL politics site". Politico. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  7. ^ Betsy Rothstein (February 8, 2011). "The Daily Caller Successfully Woos Politics Daily's Matt Lewis". Fishbowl DC. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "Speaker Bios". Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  9. ^ Reed, Theresa (July 3, 2003). "Republicans Get Emotive". Portland Mercury. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  10. ^ Dayton, Soren (March 26, 2007). "A view from the Straight Talk Express". eyeon08.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  11. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (September 29, 2007). "Gingrich Tiptoes Toward a White House Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  12. ^ W. James Antle III (July 21, 2011). "The Quotable Rogue". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  13. ^ "Rising Stars of Politics, 2002". Campaigns & Elections Magazine. April 2002.
  14. ^ Bill Hobbs (February 11, 2012). "Daily Caller's Matt Lewis Named "Blogger of the Year"". CPAC. American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  15. ^ Wooldridge, Adrian (January 19, 2016). "'Why the Right Went Wrong' and 'Too Dumb to Fail'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  16. ^ "How 'The Stupid Party' Earned Its Name". Weekly Standard. January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "When a movement is 'upward upward,' how high can it go? - The Buffalo News". www.buffaloNews.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  18. ^ Beaujon, Andrew (July 18, 2023). "Attention, Members of Congress: Matt Lewis Is Coming for Your Book Deals". Washingtonian. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  19. ^ Adams, Steven Allen (July 8, 2023). "Charles Town Resident Matt Lewis Writes Book on Money in Politics". The Intelligencer. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  20. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". www.cnn.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  21. ^ Josh Feldman (July 12, 2013). "Bill Maher Panel Descends Into Shoutfest Between GOP Guests And Cornel West Calling Obama 'War Criminal'". Mediaite. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  22. ^ "Overtime: June 19, 2015". HBO Real Time with Bill Maher. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
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