Kate Obenshain

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Kate Obenshain
Obenshain in 2013
Chair of the Virginia Republican Party
In office
September 7, 2003 – November 15, 2006
Preceded byGary R. Thomson
Succeeded byEd Gillespie
Personal details
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Parent
RelativesMark Obenshain (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
OccupationJournalist and politician

Kate Obenshain (born November 14, 1968) is an American journalist and politician. She is a

Fox News Channel.[2]

Education/career

Obenshain is a graduate of the University of Virginia where she was editor of the campus conservative newspaper, The Virginia Advocate.[2]

Political experience

From 1995 to 2000, Obenshain served as an appointee of Governors

George Allen and Jim Gilmore on the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, implementing each governor's vision for budgetary reform and program accountability.[2]

She also served as the first woman chairman of the

U.S. Senate following the Senator's loss.[2]

As state GOP chair, she garnered national attention for her active opposition against tax increases and the expanding role of government at the state and national levels. During her tenure, she was referred to by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of the rising stars in the GOP.[2]

Speaking on college campuses

Obenshain is a campus speaker for both the

Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute[2] and Young America's Foundation.[4]

She has spoken on college campuses for eighteen years on such topics as "The New Face of Feminism: It’s Wearing Lipstick," "Our Descent into Liberalism," and "America’s Noble Heritage: Hope from the Founding Fathers." Kate speaks across the nation on a wide variety of issues including life, national security, education, economic policy, political correctness on campus, and the changing role of women in public policy.[2]

Family and personal life

Obenshain is the daughter of former party chair and 1978 U.S. Senate candidate Richard D. Obenshain.

Her brother,

Virginia State Senate
.

She is a Virginia native and currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia.

She filed for divorce from her former husband Phillip in 2006.[5]

Other achievements

Obenshain serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.[6]

She is a co-founder of James 1:27 Foundation, a conservative non-profit organization.[6]

Obenshain has been featured in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010[7] Great American Conservative Women Calendars.

Her work is featured in the book Great American Conservative Women.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Kate Obenshain". yaf.org. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "CBLPI Speaker – Kate Obenshain". Cblpi.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  3. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ "Kate Obenshain". Yaf.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. ^ Beck, Joe. "Judge Dismisses suit against lawyer in divorce case". Overland Park Family Lawyer. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Kate Obenshain Keeler". Cblpi.org. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. ^ "GREEN & GLOVER: Joey's got a gun". Washington Times. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  8. ISBN 0972139907
    .
  9. ^ "Kate Obenshain, America's Noble Heritage, YAFoundation on USTREAM. Conference". Ustream.tv. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2013-11-16.

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