Kayleigh McEnany is an American spokesperson, Political Commentator, and Author. She is best known for being the 31st White House Press Secretary under President Donald Trump since April 2020. She is currently serving as the Fox News on-air contributor and can be seen as the co-host of the talk show Outnumbered along with Emily Compagno and Harris Faulkner.
Early Life
Kayleigh was born in Tampa, Florida on April 18, 1988. She is the daughter of Michael McEnany, a commercial roofing company owner. Her mother is Leanne McEnany. Kayleigh has two siblings namely, Michael McEnany (brother), and Ryann McEnany (sister). Kayleigh studied at the Academy of the Holy Names, a private Catholic preparatory school in Tampa. After graduating, she appeared for International politics at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C.
Also, she studied abroad at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where she qualified politics by future British Shadow Home Secretory Nick Thomas-Symonds. From there, before transferring to Harvard Law School, she was registered at the University of Miami School of Law, where she was awarded the “Bruce J. Winick” Award for Excellence. It is a scholarship, awarded to students in the top 1% of their class. In 2016, she graduated from Harvard.
Kayleigh McEnany Career
Being a college student, Kayleigh interned for several politicians, counting, Tom Gallagher, Adam Putnam, and George W. Bush. Consequently, she wrote media briefings for the White House Office of Communications. After being a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard University, she began her career as a producer in media for Huckabee on Fox News. Soon after, she worked as a commentator on CNN. Prior before entering into White House, she had worked and gained quite a lot of experience in various positions.
In 2017, McEnany was selected National Spokesperson for the Republican National Committee. It was not at all easy to establish yourself as one of the employees in the White House. In February 2019, she became National Press Secretary for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign. She was chosen as the new White House Press Secretary of US President Donald Trump on April 7, 2020.
Kayleigh McEnany Biography |
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| Real Name | Kayleigh McEnany |
| Birth Date | 18 April 1988 |
| Age | 33 Years |
| Birth Place | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Political Commentator, Author |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Aries |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 6” – in Centimetres – 168 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 59 kg – in Pounds – 130 lbs |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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| Father | Michael McEnany |
| Mother | Leanne McEnany |
| Sister | Ryann McEnany |
| Brother | Michael McEnany |
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| School | Harvard Law School |
| College | Georgetown University, University of Miami |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is her husband? | Sean Gilmartin |
| Children | One (Karen Gilmartin) |
Personal Life
On November 18, 2017, McEnany tied the knot with Sean Gilmartin, a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. The couple welcomed their daughter, Blake, in November 2019. In 2018, due to a BRCA mutation, McEnany went through a preventive “double mastectomy” due to her high risk of developing breast cancer. McEnany tested Positive for Corona Virus on October 5, 2020. She did not wear a mask on numerous occasions ultimately tested positive for COVID-19.
Kayleigh McEnany Net Worth
Being an American political commentator, author, and best known as the White House Press Secretary under President Donald Trump, Kayleigh McEnany has a net worth of $500 thousand (approx). She received around $200K per annum as the salary for being the press secretary of White House and she remained one of the highest-paid White House staffers as well.
Trivia
- In 2018, Kayleigh wrote a book, named, “The New American Revolution: The Making of a Populist Movement”.
- McEnany belongs to Republican Political Party.
- Since 2015, the couple has been together, when Gilmartin was a rookie with the New York Mets.
- His sister, Ryann McEnany, works for President, Donald Trump’s Re-election Campaign. Earlier, she aimed to become a Sports Journalist.
- McEnany’s brother, Michael McEnany, entered the medical field, and presently he is a Resident Physician at the University of New Mexico by not pursuing a career in politics or media like his sister.
- Chad Gilmartin, the cousin of McEnany’s husband, also tested positive for COVID-19.