Margaret Hoover

Margaret Claire Hoover^[1] (born 1977) is an American political commentator, political strategist, and blogger. She is a great-granddaughter of former President Herbert Hoover.^[2]

Professional overview

Margaret Hoover was raised in Colorado^[3] and received a B.A. in Spanish Literature with a minor in Political Science from Bryn Mawr College in 2001. She also attended Davidson College for two years, where she was a member of Warner Hall and the Sigma Phi Epsilon sweetheart. She worked for Bush-Cheney ‘04, Inc. and was the Deputy Press Secretary to Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart on Capitol Hill. She then held a White House appointment in the Bush Administration, and also served as a senior advisor to the Deputy Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. Most recently, she has worked as Deputy Finance Director to Rudy Giuliani’s Presidential Exploratory Committee. She is a frequent contributor to Fox News's O'Reilly Factor.

In December, 2008, she traveled to the United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico to unveil a bronze, life-sized statue of President Hoover, part of a series of seven statues honoring the Presidents who have visited the territory during their terms of office. The series was commissioned by House Speaker José Aponte and Senate President Kenneth McClintock.

Personal life

Hoover is married to John Avlon, who is a former Rudy Giuliani speechwriter, a CNN contributor, and a senior columnist for Newsweek and the Daily Beast.^{[4] [5][6]} Ms. Hoover is a member of the board of directors of GOProud.^[7]

Bibliography

• American Individualism: How a New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party, Margaret Hoover, 2011, Crown Forum (ISBN 978-0307718150)

References

1. ^ "Margaret Hoover, John Avlon". The New York Times. 2009-11-08. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/fashion/weddings/08HOOVER.html. 
2. ^ Norfleet, Gregory R. (2008-03-26). "Margaret Hoover won’t count Hillary out". West Branch Times. http://www.westbranchtimes.com/article.php?id=2837. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
3. ^ MargaretHoover.com
4. ^ "John Avlon". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/authors/john-avlon.html. 
5. ^ "John Avlon". The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/author/john-avlon/. Retrieved 2010-07-26. 
6. ^ "John Avlon". The Moderate Voice. http://themoderatevoice.com/72543/cnn-hires-independent-analyst-writer-john-avlon-as-commentator/. 
7. ^ http://www.goproud.org/board-of-directors-advisory-council/

External links

• Margaret Hoover's homepage

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