Kayleigh McEnany Biography

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.

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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

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

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

Father Michael McEnany
Mother Leanne McEnany
Sister Ryann McEnany
Brother Michael McEnany

Qualification/Education

School Harvard Law School
College Georgetown University, University of Miami

Relationship Status

Marital Status Married
Who is her husband? Sean Gilmartin
Children One (Karen Gilmartin)
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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.
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