Matt K. Lewis Explained

Matt K. Lewis
Birth Date:[1]
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Shepherd University
Employer:The Daily Beast and The Week
Occupation:Political commentator
Spouse:Erin DeLullo
Children:2

Matt K. Lewis (born 1974/1975) is an American conservative political writer, blogger, podcaster, and columnist for The Daily Beast, formerly with The Daily Caller, and has written for The Week.[2] He has also appeared on CNN and MSNBC as a political commentator.[2]

Early life and education

Lewis was raised in Myersville, Maryland. He was educated at Middletown High School, a public high school in Middletown, Maryland, followed by Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.[3]

Career

As a writer, Lewis has contributed to Townhall.com,[4] [5] AOL's PoliticsDaily.com,[6] Human Events, and The Daily Caller.[7] In his early career, Lewis served as director of grassroots for the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit conservative training organization[8] for which he organized and led workshops around the United States.[9] In March 2007, Lewis was one of two bloggers invited on John McCain's campaign tour bus on a visit to New Hampshire for an interview with the candidate.[10] That September, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run.[11] Lewis is the editor of The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, published in 2011.[12]

Lewis was selected as a "Rising Star of Politics" by Politics Magazine in 2002[13] and by the American Conservative Union as "Blogger of the Year" in 2012.[14]

Lewis' book Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots) was published in January 2016, receiving attention from The New York Times,[15] The Weekly Standard,[16] and other publications.[17] Lewis's second book, Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling Class Elites Cashing in on America, was published in July 2023.[18] [19]

Media appearances

Lewis is a frequent commentator on cable television and radio who has appeared as a political commentator "from the right" for CNN in 2016,[20] and has appeared multiple times on Real Time with Bill Maher.[21] [22] Since February 2009, he has represented the conservative viewpoint on Bloggingheads.tv's weekly discussion of American politics, opposite Bill Scher.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Brandi . Bottalico. From Wolfsville to CNN, Lewis finds success in political commentary . The Frederick News-Post. May 20, 2016 . Lewis, 41, wears many hats as he podcasts....
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/01/12/matt-lewis-leaves-daily-caller-for-daily-beast/ Matt Lewis leaves Daily Caller for Daily Beast
  3. Web site: About Matt Lewis . mattlewis.org . 2009-05-09 . Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812135207/http://www.mattlewis.org/Bring_Matt/mattbio.cfm. August 12, 2017.
  4. Web site: Ruffini . Patrick . Matt Lewis Now Blogging at Townhall . PatrickRuffini.com . 2007-01-13 . 2009-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090515130126/http://www.patrickruffini.com/2007/01/13/matt-lewis-now-blogging-at-townhall . 2009-05-15 . dead .
  5. Web site: Anderson . Karen . Coming & Going . Politics Magazine . Campaigns & Elections . 2009-02-16 . 2009-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090515142108/http://politicsmagazine.com/blog_post/show/122 . 2009-05-15 . dead .
  6. Web site: Calderone . Michael . Sweet, Lawrence join AOL politics site . Politico . 2009-04-09 . 2009-05-23.
  7. News: The Daily Caller Successfully Woos Politics Daily's Matt Lewis . Betsy Rothstein . Fishbowl DC . 8 February 2011 . 3 April 2011.
  8. Web site: Speaker Bios . Philanthropy Roundtable . 2009-05-09.
  9. News: Reed . Theresa . Republicans Get Emotive . Portland Mercury . Portland, Oregon . 2003-07-03 . 2009-05-23.
  10. Web site: Dayton . Soren . A view from the Straight Talk Express . eyeon08.com . 2007-03-26 . 2009-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20070410142006/http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/03/26/a-view-from-the-straight-talk-express/. 10 April 2007.
  11. Web site: Seelye . Katharine Q. . Gingrich Tiptoes Toward a White House Bid . The New York Times . 2007-09-29 . 2009-05-09.
  12. News: The Quotable Rogue . W. James Antle III . The American Spectator . July 21, 2011 . March 20, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110821110046/http://spectator.org/blog/2011/07/12/the-quotable-rogue . August 21, 2011 . dead .
  13. News: Rising Stars of Politics, 2002 . Campaigns & Elections Magazine . April 2002.
  14. Web site: Daily Caller's Matt Lewis Named "Blogger of the Year" . Bill Hobbs . February 11, 2012 . CPAC . American Conservative Union . 15 March 2012 . https://archive.today/20120715060903/http://conservative.org/cpac2012/daily-callers-matt-lewis-named-blogger-of-the-year/1112/ . 15 July 2012 . dead .
  15. News: 'Why the Right Went Wrong' and 'Too Dumb to Fail'. Wooldridge. Adrian. 2016-01-19. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-02-29.
  16. Web site: How 'The Stupid Party' Earned Its Name. 2016-01-26. Weekly Standard. 2016-02-29.
  17. Web site: When a movement is 'upward upward,' how high can it go? - The Buffalo News. www.buffaloNews.com. 2016-02-29.
  18. News: Attention, Members of Congress: Matt Lewis Is Coming for Your Book Deals . Beaujon . Andrew . Washingtonian . July 18, 2023 . July 18, 2023.
  19. News: Charles Town Resident Matt Lewis Writes Book on Money in Politics . Adams . Steven Allen . The Intelligencer . July 8, 2023 . July 18, 2023.
  20. Web site: CNN.com - Transcripts. www.cnn.com. 2016-02-29.
  21. Web site: Bill Maher Panel Descends Into Shoutfest Between GOP Guests And Cornel West Calling Obama 'War Criminal' . Josh Feldman . July 12, 2013 . Mediaite . 20 February 2015.
  22. Web site: Overtime: June 19, 2015. HBO Real Time with Bill Maher. 20 June 2015.

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