Christopher Hahn is an American attorney, political commentator,

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

activist, and Fox News contributor.

Biography

Early life and education

Hahn was born and raised on

Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...

, and graduated from Centereach High School in 1989. Hahn attended the University at Albany, SUNY where he played on the Albany Great Danes football team and served as student body president. Hahn went on to law school at

St. John's University School of Law St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States, affiliated with St. John's University. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Maste ...

, where he received his

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

in 1999. Hahn practices law in New York.

Personal life

Hahn is married with two daughters and lives on Long Island.

Career

Politics

Hahn's political career began as an operative in

Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County () is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. It is mainly located on the eastern end of Long Island, but also includes several smaller islands. According to the 2020 United States census, the county's populatio ...

, where he worked on political campaigns before he was old enough to vote. In 1995, Hahn ran unsuccessfully for office at the age of 22. Hahn worked at the

1992 Democratic National Convention The 1992 Democratic National Convention nominated Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas for president and Senator Al Gore from Tennessee for vice president; Clinton announced Gore as his running-mate on July 9, 1992. The convention was held at Madison ...

in New York City. Hahn served as an aide to Senator Chuck Schumer during Schumer's first term in the Senate. He later served as Chief Deputy County Executive of Nassau County, New York, under then-County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. He also served as CEO of United Way of Long Island.

Media

Hahn has been appearing on television since 1995 where he hosted a local television show called ''Youth and Politics''. He later began doing commentary on News 12 Long Island in 1996 during the Democratic National Convention. Hahn's national television career at Fox started in 2010 when he began appearing on '' Hannity''. He later began doing regular appearance on America Live with Megyn Kelly, Fox & Friends, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Varney & Company, among other shows. In November 2011, Hahn became a regular Fox News contributor. Hahn regularly writes in Politico's Arena. Hahn has been named one of Long Island and New York City's 40 rising Stars under 40. '' Long Island Business News'' also named him one of the top 10 Long Islanders under 40 from 2000 to 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hahn, Christopher American political commentators New York (state) Democrats Living people St. John's University (New York City) alumni University at Albany, SUNY alumni Year of birth missing (living people)