Karl Rove
Politician
1950 –
Who is Karl Rove?
Karl Christian Rove is an American Republican political consultant and policy advisor. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal.
Prior to his White House appointments, he is credited with the 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial victories of George W. Bush, as well as Bush's 2000 and 2004 successful presidential campaigns. In his 2004 victory speech Bush referred to Rove as "the Architect". Rove has also been credited for the successful campaigns of John Ashcroft, Bill Clements, Senator John Cornyn, Governor Rick Perry, and Phil Gramm.
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- Born
- Dec 25, 1950
Denver - Also known as
- Karl Christian Rove
- The man with the plan
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Darby Tara Hickson
(1986/01/25 - 2009/12) - Valerie Mather Wainwright
(1976/07/10 - 1980/01/14) - Karen Johnson
(2012/06 - )
- Darby Tara Hickson
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Episcopal Church
- Ethnicity
- Scandinavian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Utah
- Olympus High School
- George Mason University
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Lived in
- Nevada
- Salt Lake City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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