Mercedes Schlapp
Mercy Schlapp | |
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Born |
1972/1973 (age 43–44)[1] Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Florida International University (BA) George Washington University (MPA) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Matt Schlapp |
Mercedes "Mercy" Schlapp, born Mercedes Viana, is a Cuban-American political commentator and columnist. Schlapp is a Fox News contributor and a columnist for several publications including U.S. News & World Report and The Washington Times.[2][3][4][5] Schapp was the cofounder of Cove Strategies, a government and public affairs firm based in Alexandria, Virginia and the former Director of Specialty Media for President George W. Bush.[6]
Political campaigns
Schlapp worked on local and national political campaigns during the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns for George W. Bush.[6]
Personal life
A first-generation Cuban-American raised in Florida, Schlapp is married to Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union.[7] Matt and Mercy have five daughters[8] and are parishioners of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
References
- ↑ The Hill – 2016 50 Most Beautiful
- ↑ "Mercedes Schlapp". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ "Mercedes Schlapp: CNN Debate Was 'Montessori School' 'Unstructured'". NewsBusters. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ "Mercy Schlapp stories". Fox News. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Mercedes Schlapp | Stories - Washington Times". www.washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- 1 2 http://www.ffrwculpeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MercedesSchlappBio001.pdf
- ↑ "The Hon. Matt Schlapp". American Conservative Union. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ The ACU (2015-02-27), CPAC 2015 - Matt Schlapp, Chairman, ACU, Former White House Political Director, retrieved 2016-06-11