German
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-born American author and journalist.
Education and early career
She was born in
Munich, Germany
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
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'', September 21, 1997. Accessed April 20, 2022, via
Newspapers.com
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In November 2018, ...
. "The writer, a 1985 graduate of Sterling High School in Somerdale, and a former candidate for Camden County freeholder and Congress, works on Capitol Hill as an investigative counsel for the Government Reform and Oversight Committee." She received her B.A. in economics and political science from
San Diego State University
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, and became politically active as a Republican in 1988 after hearing
Jack Kemp
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during the 1988 presidential primaries. She was legal counsel to New Jersey Governor
Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Temple Whitman (née Todd; born September 26, 1946) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration o ...
A New G.O.P. Face Emerges In a Democratic Stronghold New York Times. 1996-04-21. Retrieved 2017-10-26. and ran for Congress in
New Jersey's 1st congressional district
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in 1996. She was also a GOP counsel for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, but ultimately decided to become a journalist and author. As of 2020, she is a political independent.
Works
* ''Black Woman Redefined : Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama'', Dallas, Tex. : BenBella Books, 2012.
* ''E Pluribus One : Reclaiming our Founders' Vision for a United America'', New York : Center Street, 2017.