Kathleen Matthews

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kathleen Matthews
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1953(1953-08-09)
Age	71
Birthplace	San Francisco
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Kathleen Matthews Biography

Kathleen Matthews is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on August 9, 1953 in San Francisco, United States. Kathleen Ann Matthews (nee Cunningham born on August 9, 1953) was the former chief of communications and public affairs officer at the hotel chain Marriott International. Before joining Marriott International, she was an editor for over 25 months at WJLA-TV. She ran in The U.S. House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Maryland in 2016, and was a candidate in the presidential elections of 2016. She was the former chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party.

In July 2006, Matthews was promoted to Executive Vice President Matthews was named Executive Vice President Global Communications and Public Affairs at Marriott in charge of Marriott’s internal and external communications, which includes corporate branding and global public relations as well as corporate social responsibility and public affairs. She also chaired the Marriott’s Executive Green Council.

On April 26, 2016, Matthews finished third among three frontrunners in the Democratic primary, behind Raskin, and businessman David Trone

By April, 2016, the primary contest had drawn national attention as 2016’s most expensive House race, dominated by Trone’s deep pockets. Even without Trone’s cash, the primary in Washington’s prosperous Maryland suburbs became the nation’s priciest, with total fundraising near the $20 million mark. Raskin and Matthews each collected about $2 million, not counting $500,000 in loans Matthews made to her campaign in March, 2016.

She is engaged with Chris Matthews, host of Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show since 1980. They reside in Chevy Chase, Maryland and have three children: Michael (1983), Thomas (1986) and Caroline (1989). Matthews is actively involved in her local and professional circles and has been as a board member of U.S. Travel Association, Catholic Charities, the Black Student Fund, Suited for Change, Round House Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Nantucket Film Festival and Nantucket Dreamland Theater.

Kathleen Matthews Net Worth

Kathleen Matthews is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kathleen Matthews 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Matthews is a native of San Francisco, California. She graduated in 1975 from Stanford University. In 2004, she was an Fellow of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is a recipient of honourary doctorates from both The University of South Carolina and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia.

Matthews started working for ABC’s Washington DC affiliate WJLA in 1976 as an assistant in production. She progressed to producer before she was a reporter/writer from 1982 until 1991. In 1991, she began anchoring. She was anchor on the air for fifteen years, until 2006 when she decided to retire. She was executive producer and host of national broadcast Working Woman television show from 2001 until 2006. She hosted the political program Capital Sunday on Sundays. She was named as a 2002 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine, and was named a “Woman Who Means Business” by the Washington Business Journal. She also received nine local Emmys as well as the Edward R. Murrow Award in addition to other top awards during her journalistic career.

On June 3, 2015, Matthews officially announced that she was a Democratic Party candidate for Maryland’s 8th congressional district, where incumbent Chris Van Hollen was relinquishing his House seat in order to run for the United States Senate.

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Who is Kathleen Matthews Dating?

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