Sarah Matthews (deputy press secretary)

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Sarah Matthews
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White House Deputy Press Secretary
In office
June 2020 – January 6, 2021
Serving with Judd Deere
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byHogan Gidley
Succeeded byTJ Ducklo
Sabrina Singh
Personal details
Born (1995-02-20) February 20, 1995 (age 27)
Political partyRepublican
EducationKent State University (BA)

Sarah Anne Matthews[1] (born February 20, 1995)[1] is an American political aide who served as the deputy press secretary for the Donald Trump administration.[2]

Education[]

Matthews graduated in 2013 from Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations from Kent State University in 2017.[3][4]

Career[]

Matthews worked as an intern for Senator Rob Portman and the former House Speaker John Boehner. She became press secretary of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and joined Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2019. Matthews became deputy press secretary in 2020.[5] She resigned after the 2021 United States Capitol attack.[6][7]

Following the Trump administration, Matthews has served as the communications director for the Republican members of the United States House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sarah Anne Matthews". Ohio voter database. Republican Party of Florida. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sarah Matthews". Legistorm. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "First Stop, Washington, D.C. Kent State Graduate Ascends Quickly to White House Communications Role | Kent State University". www.kent.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ BeMiller, Haley (22 July 2022). "hio native, ex-White House staffer says Trump gave 'green light' to Jan. 6 rioters". USA Today. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Who Are Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger? Ex-White House Aides to Testify at Jan. 6 Hearing". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. ^ "Former deputy press secretary for Trump to testify at an upcoming January 6 committee hearing | CNN Politics". CNN. 2022-07-05. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  7. ^ Haberman, Maggie (2022-07-22). "Sarah Matthews witnessed efforts by Trump aides to get him to act on Jan. 6". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  8. ^ Vakil, Caroline (2022-02-09). "Former Trump press aide Sarah Matthews appears before Jan. 6 panel". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
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