Kellyanne Conway

Kellyanne Conway (b. January 20, 1967) is a Republican strategist and pollster. She is President & CEO of "the polling company, inc./WomanTrend", a full-service qualitative and quantitative research firm. The company's clients include Lifetime Television, Major League Baseball, American Solutions for Winning the Future, The Federalist Society, the Alliance for School Choice, the Brighter Choice Foundation, the Center for Education Reform, the U.S. Department of Justice - Office on Violence Against Women, the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor - Women's Bureau, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Women Impacting Public Policy, the Campaign for Working Families, the Susan B. Anthony List, the National Rifle Associaiton, Cendant Corporation, InterContinential Hotels Group, and many other corporate, non-profit, media, and political organizations. She regularly appears as a guest on television and radio news programs and is frequently quoted in print.

Career

Conway is a magna cum laude graduate of Trinity College, Washington, D.C., where she earned a B.A. in Political Science. She also studied at Oxford University, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She holds a law degree, with honors, from George Washington University Law Center. Kellyanne is admitted to practice law in four jurisdictions (Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia). She has practiced law, clerked for a judge in Washington, DC and, for four years, was an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law Center.cite web
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She founded the polling company, inc. (sometimes referred to as The Polling Company™), a full-service public opinion and market research firm, in 1995. The firm offers a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research services for corporate, non-profit, media, and political clients. Conway is currently its President and CEO. The firm includes WomanTrend, a research and consulting division that for years has tracked and interpreted important trends influencing and being influenced by women. the polling company, inc. is headquartered in Washington, D.C..

Conway and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake are the co-authors of the book "What Women Really Want". Both authors are quoted frequently in national media, including national television and radio. [http://www.amazon.com/What-Women-Really-Want-Political/dp/0743273826]

"'Excerpts from "What Women Really Want:"

"On women and the political process:"

“One dramatic change in American politics over the past decade is the decreasing influence in region as a bright-line distinction. For all the talk about ‘blue states’ and ‘red states,’ many women are comfortably ‘purple’—mixing and matching their political positions based on issues as much as ideology.”

"On women and the economy:"

“Not so long ago, hanging a out a shingle seemed more aspirational than achievable to many women. Now they are becoming more attainable. Fully 20% of women identify themselves as small business owners; of these 6% are full owners, 4% are partial owners, and 10% are self-employed or earning self-employment income.

Media Coverage

Kellyanne Conway is frequently featured in the news - on shows ranging from Larry King Live to E!'s Top Political Scandals.

"The Mayor Does the Three-Term Shuffle as Quinn Ducks", New York One [http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/ny1_itch/86910/the-mayor-does-the-three-term-shuffle-as-quinn-ducks/Default.aspx]

"Main Street Turns Against Wall Street", CNN [http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/economy/easton_backlash.fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes]

Recent polls have also received much coverage, including efforts on behalf of:

American Solutions for a Winning Future, Solutions Day 2008 [http://www.solutionsday2008.com/]

Lifetime Television Every Woman Counts Poll [http://www.pollingcompany.com/viewPage.asp?pid=156]

National Right to Life Poll [http://www.lifenews.com/nat4021.html]

Citrix Online Web Commuting Poll [http://www.wbaltv.com/smallbusiness/14815104/detail.html]

Mass Connections, Touch America 2008 [http://touchamerica.massconnections.com/index.html]

Politics

Kellyanne has been quoted extensively on the 2008 Presidential Election.

"What America's Smartest Women Say About Sarah Palin", Newsweek [http://news.uk.msn.com/newsweek.aspx?cp-documentid=10023902]

"Financial Crisis Benefits Obama", US News and World Report [http://www.usnews.com/blogs/alpha-consumer/2008/10/9/financial-crisis-benefits-obama.html]

"One Last Chance for McCain", Human Events [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28907&s=rcmc]

"USA: How Sarah Vowed Middle America", News Blaze [http://newsblaze.com/story/20080930082618zzzz.nb/topstory.html]

"Survey Indicates Women's Vote Will Be Decisive Factor", The Tennessean [http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/COLUMNIST0107/809250337/1053/OPINION02]

References

Further reading

*Kellyanne Conway, Celinda Lake: "What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live" Free Press/Simon and Schuster, 2005. ISBN 0-7432-7382-6.

External links

* [http://www.pollingcompany.com/ the polling company inc. homepage]
* [http://www.touchamerica.massconnections.com/ mass connections homepage]
* [http://www.solutionsday2008.com/ American Solutions for a Winning Future homepage]
* [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/ Larry King Live homepage]