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Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre 2021.jpg
Jean-Pierre in 2021
White House Press Secretary
Designate
Assuming office
May 13, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingJen Psaki
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBrian Morgenstern
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1974-08-13) August 13, 1974 (age 47)
Fort-de-France, Martinique, France[a]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Domestic partnerSuzanne Malveaux
Children1
EducationNew York Institute of Technology (BS)
Columbia University (MPA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Karine Jean-Pierre (born August 13, 1974) is a political campaign organizer, activist, political commentator, and author. She has been White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary since 2021. She served as the chief of staff for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2020 presidential campaign.[1] She is set to become the 35th White House Press Secretary on May 13, 2022, following the expected departure of Jen Psaki, making her the first black person and the first openly LGBTQ person to be Press Secretary.[2]

Previously, Jean-Pierre was the senior advisor and national spokeswoman for MoveOn.org and a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. She is also a former lecturer in international and public affairs at Columbia University.

Early life

Jean-Pierre was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on August 13, 1974, the daughter of Haitian parents.[3][4] She has two younger siblings,[5][6] alongside whom she was raised in the Queens Village neighborhood of New York City from the age of five.[7] Her mother worked as a home health aide and was active in her Pentecostal church,[8] while her father was a taxi driver.[9] Since both parents worked most days of the week, Jean-Pierre was often responsible for caring for her younger siblings.[6] Jean-Pierre graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School, a college-preparatory school in Long Island in 1993.[10] She obtained a B.S. from the New York Institute of Technology in 1997.[11] She received her MPA from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (SIPA) in 2003, where she served in student government and decided to pursue politics.[9][12]

Career

Early career

Following graduate school, Jean-Pierre worked as the director of legislative and budget affairs for New York City councilor James F. Gennaro. In 2006, she was hired as the outreach coordinator for Walmart Watch in Washington, D.C.[9] She was the southeast regional political director for John Edwards' presidential campaign in 2004.[13][5] She joined the Columbia University faculty in 2014, where she is a lecturer in international and public affairs.[14][15]

Obama-Biden administration

Jean-Pierre holding her first White House press briefing in May 2021

During the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign, Jean-Pierre was the campaign's southeast regional political director[13][4] and was the regional political director for the White House Office of Political Affairs during the Obama administration's first term.[16][17][4][18]

In 2011, Jean-Pierre served as National Deputy Battleground States Director for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.[4][17][5] She led the delegate selection and ballot access process and managed the political engagement in key states,[13] providing resources to help states determine "the best way for them to get the word out for the campaign."[16]

Jean-Pierre served as the deputy campaign manager for the Martin O'Malley 2016 presidential campaign.[13][4][5]

MoveOn and political commentary

In April 2016, MoveOn named Jean-Pierre a senior advisor and national spokesperson for the 2016 presidential election. In a press release announcing the hire, MoveOn said she would "advise on and serve as a spokesperson around MoveOn's electoral work, including a major effort to stand up to Donald Trump."[19]

On June 1, 2019, Jean-Pierre moderated a MoveOn forum featuring then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris when an animal-rights activist jumped onto the stage and rushed at Harris, grabbing her microphone. Jean-Pierre intervened physically, standing between Harris and the protester until security, including Harris's husband Doug Emhoff, removed the man from the stage.[4][20][21][22][23]

Jean-Pierre claimed that GOP candidate in Georgia, Brian Kemp, stole the 2018 election from Democrat gubernatorial candidate, Stacey Abrams. As Georgia Secretary of State, Kemp was accused by Democrats of improperly purging voter rolls and blocking voters from registering.[24] [25] [26]

In January 2019, Jean-Pierre became a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.[27]

Biden-Harris administration

Jean-Pierre holding a press briefing in July 2021

Jean-Pierre worked as a senior advisor to the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign. She joined the Biden team in May 2020, and explained to The Haitian Times that a desire to shape the future was especially motivating; she said that when she was approached by the campaign, she looked at her daughter and thought, "There is no way I can not get involved in this election."[9] In August, it was announced that Jean-Pierre would serve as the Chief of Staff for Biden's vice presidential nominee, who had not yet been announced.[28]

On November 29, the Biden-Harris transition team announced that Jean-Pierre had been made Principal Deputy Press Secretary.[29] On May 26, 2021, she gave her first White House press briefing, becoming the first openly gay woman to do so[30] and the first black woman to do so since 1991.[31] She was named to Fast Company's "Queer 50" list in 2021.[32]

On May 5, it was announced that she would succeed Jen Psaki as White House Press Secretary on May 13.[33] Following the announcement, Jean-Pierre was criticized for tweets which spread unfounded claims and conspiracy theories that the 2016 presidential election and 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election were "stolen" and that Donald Trump was an "illegitimate President".[34][35][36][37][38][39] Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger condemned her appointment, calling Jean-Pierre a "stolen elections conspiracy theorist" and saying that "by giving a megaphone to individuals who undermine election results they don’t like, President Biden is doing great damage to American democracy".[40]

Activism

Jean-Pierre has worked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics.[41] In December 2018, The Haitian Times named her one of six "Haitian Newsmakers Of The Year".[15] In May 2022 Forbes described Jean-Pierre as having been a "prominent Democratic activist".[42]

Jean-Pierre falsely claimed the 2016 presidential and 2018 Georgia gubernatorial elections were stolen.[43] [44] [45]

Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described Fox News as a “racist” network in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. [46]

Personal life

As of 2020, Jean-Pierre lives in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with her partner, CNN correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, and their daughter.[9] She is fluent in English, French, and Haitian Creole.[9]

In an interview regarding her work as an openly gay staffer in the Obama White House,[9][47] Jean-Pierre said, "What's been wonderful is that I was not the only; I was one of many. President Obama didn't hire LGBT staffers, he hired experienced individuals who happen to be LGBT. Serving and working for President Obama where you can be openly gay has been an amazing honor. It felt incredible to be a part of an administration that prioritizes LGBT issues."[18]

Jean-Pierre's first book, Moving Forward, was published in 2019. It is described by WJLA-TV as "part memoir, part call to arms" in which she recounts her personal and professional life and encourages people to become involved in politics.[48]

Book

  • Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America. New York: Hanover Square Press. November 5, 2019. ISBN 978-1-335-91783-6.

See also

References

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  1. ^ Martinique is a Caribbean department of France, making her a French citizen.

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