Julie Roginsky (born April 25, 1973) is an American

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and

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. She was a contributor with the

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; appearing mainly as a co-host on '' Outnumbered'', and occasional co-host of '' The Five''. Prior to working at Fox News, she was a contributor at

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. Her columns have appeared in FoxNews.com, CNBC.com,

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and the Star-Ledger.

Early life

Roginsky was born in

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, to Abram and Tanya Roginsky, who were

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descent. She was primarily raised by her grandparents until she and her parents were allowed to leave the

in 1980. Her grandparents were prohibited from leaving the Soviet Union and became Refusniks for over a decade until they, too, emigrated to the United States in 1990. Prior to settling in the United States, Roginsky and her family lived briefly in

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and

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. Roginsky was raised in

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and

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. She graduated from Princeton Day School and was awarded both her B.A. and M.A. from

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Career in politics

Roginsky was first hired by

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to work on the congressional campaign of Dale McCormick, who was running in a Democratic congressional primary in

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. Following that election, Roginsky worked for Rep.

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of New Jersey, whose campaign she successfully managed against Mike Ferguson. In 1999, Roginsky was the first woman to manage the New Jersey Democratic Coordinated Campaign, when the Democratic caucus gained three seats in the General Assembly. She subsequently served as the communications director at the New Jersey Democratic State Committee. In 2001, she became the Washington, D.C.-based Communications Director for

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, upon his election to the United States Senate. In 2003, Roginsky founded Comprehensive Communications Group, a political consulting and public relations firm which has worked on behalf of Fortune 500 corporations, elected officials and non-profit organizations. Senators

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and

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and Reps.

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and

have been among the firm's clients. Since 2005, Roginsky has served on the Board of Directors for the Women's Campaign School at

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, a non-partisan leadership program whose goal is to increase the number of women in elected and appointed office. Among the school's graduates are Senator

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and former Rep.

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Career in television

Roginsky first appeared as a Democratic strategist on Fox News in 2004. In 2009, she was hired by

as an on-air contributor, where she also wrote columns for CNBC.com. In 2011, she was hired by

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as on-air contributor. She also contributes columns to the FoxNews.com website. In the past, she has also appeared on

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and HLN. In 2017, Roginsky filed a lawsuit in the

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against Fox News,

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, and Bill Shine, alleging sexual harassment. She settled the suit in December 2017. Roginsky claimed that Ailes offered her a permanent position on '' The Five'' if she would have sex with him, and retaliated against her when she refused. As of April 2017, Roginsky still appeared in news segments on Fox News, despite her active legal claims against the network,On Saturday, Julie Roginsky appeared on Fox News. On Monday she filed a lawsuit
" ''

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''/philly.com. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2017-04-04. but left on June 30, 2017.

Personal life

Roginsky lives in New York City. In 2012, she gave birth to her first son, Zachary Peter Roginsky.

References

External links

Bio on FoxNews.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roginsky, Julie 1973 births Living people American people of Russian-Jewish descent American women journalists Boston University alumni Fox News people New York (state) Democrats People from Tokyo Soviet emigrants to the United States Princeton Day School alumni 21st-century American women