Sarah Matthews (deputy press secretary) explained

Sarah Matthews
Office:White House Deputy Press Secretary
President:Donald Trump
Alongside:Judd Deere
Term Start:June 2020
Term End:January 6, 2021
Predecessor:Hogan Gidley
Successor:TJ Ducklo
Sabrina Singh
Birth Name:Sarah Anne Matthews
Birth Date:20 February 1995
Birth Place:North Canton, Ohio[1]
Party:Republican
Education:Kent State University (BA)

Sarah Anne Matthews[2] (born February 20, 1995)[2] is an American political aide who served as the deputy press secretary for the Donald Trump administration from June 2020 to January 2021.[3] She resigned from her position as deputy press secretary following the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Since then, Matthews has been an outspoken critic of Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign.

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.[4] [5]

Career

Matthews worked as an intern for Senator Rob Portman and the former House Speaker John Boehner. She worked as press secretary of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and joined Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign in 2019 as a spokesperson. Matthews became White House deputy press secretary in 2020.[6] She resigned in the wake of the 2021 United States Capitol attack and provided critical testimony during a primetime hearing before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack in July 2022.[7] [8]

Following the Trump administration, Matthews served as the communications director for the Republican members of the United States House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.[9]

After working in government, Matthews became a senior advisor for the Strategic Management Services company Merrimack Potomac + Charles.[10]

Personal life

Matthews was born as one of two children to Jeffrey and Heidi Matthews. She has a sister named Emily C. Hyde. [11] [12] Her grandfather was George Thomas Matthews (1935 - 2022), originally from Muskegon, Michigan, who later moved and lived in North Canton, Ohio, was a career metallurgist and engineer.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarah Matthews on Ohio Resident Database. December 23, 2022.
  2. Web site: Sarah Anne Matthews . Ohio voter database . . July 26, 2022 . October 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007154438/https://www.ohioresidentdatabase.com/person/OH0022503292/matthews-sarah . live .
  3. Web site: Sarah Matthews . Legistorm . July 26, 2022.
  4. Web site: First Stop, Washington, D.C. Kent State Graduate Ascends Quickly to White House Communications Role Kent State University . July 22, 2022 . www.kent.edu . en . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716023433/https://www.kent.edu/kent/news/first-stop-washington-dc-kent-state-graduate-ascends-quickly-white-house-communications . live .
  5. News: BeMiller . Haley . Ohio native, ex-White House staffer says Trump gave 'green light' to Jan. 6 rioters . July 26, 2022 . USA Today . July 22, 2022 . July 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726170418/https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/07/21/jan-6-committee-sarah-matthews-said-trump-failed-stop-rioters/10119132002/ . live .
  6. Web site: Who Are Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger? Ex-White House Aides to Testify at Jan. 6 Hearing . July 22, 2022 . NBC Bay Area . en-US.
  7. Web site: July 5, 2022 . Former deputy press secretary for Trump to testify at an upcoming January 6 committee hearing CNN Politics . July 22, 2022 . CNN . en . July 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220719034523/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/sarah-matthews-testifying-january-6-committee/index.html . live .
  8. News: Haberman . Maggie . July 22, 2022 . Sarah Matthews witnessed efforts by Trump aides to get him to act on Jan. 6. . en-US . The New York Times . July 22, 2022 . 0362-4331 . July 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722005402/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/us/sarah-matthews-jan-6-hearing.html . live .
  9. Web site: Vakil . Caroline . February 9, 2022 . Former Trump press aide Sarah Matthews appears before Jan. 6 panel . July 22, 2022 . The Hill . en-US . July 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722182552/https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/593551-former-trump-press-aide-sarah-matthews-appears-before-jan-6-panel/ . live .
  10. Web site: Sarah Matthews' Career History. . December 23, 2022.
  11. Web site: Sarah Matthews: "All We Know About The 21 Years Old Former White House Press Secretary" . Pimiso.com . December 23, 2022.
  12. Web site: Sarah Matthews Biography. July 22, 2022 . December 23, 2022.
  13. Web site: George Thomas Matthews (1935-2022). Obits.mlive.com . December 23, 2022.