Josh Earnest

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Josh Earnest (born January 22, 1975 in Kansas City , Missouri , United States ) is an American politician and was the White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017 .

Young years

Earnest was born on January 22nd, 1975 in Kansas City , Missouri . His parents are Jeanne and Don Earnest. He enjoyed playing baseball and basketball in his spare time .

In 1997 he graduated from Rice University with a degree in political science .

politics

After college, he worked in the 1997 mayoral election in Houston for eventual winner and mayor Lee Brown . He also worked on Michael Bloomberg's first mayoral election and for MP Marion Berry before becoming Obama's communications director in Iowa and later Texas in the 2008 presidential election .

He then became Assistant Secretary of the White House under Jay Carney. On May 30, 2014, President Barack Obama announced that Carney would resign and that Earnest would succeed him.

His wife works in the press office of the US Treasury Department. You have a son.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tina Nguyen: Everything You Need to Know About Josh Earnest, Jay Carney's Replacement. In: Mediaite. May 30, 2014, accessed January 28, 2017 .
  2. ^ President Obama announces Josh Earnest will replace Jay Carney. ( mp4 ; 178 MB) (No longer available online.) In: whitehouse.gov. May 30, 2014, archived from the original on December 22, 2015 ; Retrieved December 8, 2015 (English): “During the White House Press Briefing, the President announces that current Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest will replace Jay Carney as Press Secretary.” Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.whitehouse.gov
  3. ↑ Jonathan Topaz: 10 things about Josh Earnest. In: Politico . Robert Allbritton, May 30, 2014, accessed January 28, 2017 .
predecessor Office successor
Jay Carney White House Press Secretary
June 2014 - January 2017 		Sean Spicer
personal data
SURNAME Earnest, Josh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, former White House press secretary
DATE OF BIRTH 22nd January 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas City , Missouri , United States