Lisa Lerer is a national political correspondent at The New York Times. She covers the news related to political power, elections, and campaigns. Ls. Lerer is also the founder and lead author who has published the “On Politics” newsletter after being designated as a political reporter at The Times in 2018.
Early Life
Lisa Lerer was born on 28th February 1980 and spent her childhood days in New York as well Pennsylvania. Ms. Lerer is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and also a Nieman fellow at Harvard University. Currently, she is residing in New York. She is is the daughter of the authors, thus from earlier days of childhood, she aspired to become a writer like her both parents. Lisa describes herself as an introvert. She received her degree in communications and majored in the subject of Political Science.
Lisa Lerer Career
Previous to joining The Times, Ms. Lerer was a national political writer at “The Associated Press”. She used to work as the lead reporter for the 2016 presidential race. She has also remained at different positions as a political and news reporter for different media outlets including Businessweek, The American Lawyer Magazine, Politico, Bloomberg News, and appears on television and radio for political reporting as an analyst. Lisa Lerer began her professional career while working as a reporter at The American Lawyer Magazine. She pursued the work for at least three years from 2004-2007. In 2007, she joined Politico as a staff reporter and continued her same position for another three years till 2010.
Rise to Fame
Thereafter, she began working for Bloomberg News in April 2010. There at Bloomberg, she was appointed as “White House Correspondent”- the position which she continued till September 2014. She used to cover political and White House reports for Bloomberg and BusinessWeek. In August 2017, she became a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Her work at the Nieman Foundation was associated with the reporting of political news related to the Trump Era. Later, she worked as a national political reporter at Associated Press, as an adjunct professor at Columbia University in the City of New York, and presently working as a national political reporter at The New York Times (since August 2018).
Lisa attained a byline for herself by working at the “On Politics” newsletter and getting the most distinctive position in journalism because of the 2020 presidential elections. Under her leadership, the newsletter has sustainably attained a strong foothold in the marketplace. In the era of morning newsletters and publications, she focused on the evening newsletter with a focus on political news for the whole day. During her time with “On Politics,” she wrote about many topics including schooling and child care, conversational and explanatory writings like overturn of the elections and the results.
Lisa Lerer Biography |
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| Real Name | Lisa Lerer |
| Birth Date | 28 February 1980 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 41 Years |
| Birth Place | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Reporter |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Pisces |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 58 kg – in Pounds – 127 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 7 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Body Type | Slim |
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| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
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| School | – |
| College | University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is her husband? | Marc Bleyer |
| Children | Two |
Personal Life
Ms. Lerer is a happily married woman who is living with her husband and two children. She is married to Marc Bleyer, a professional in strategic economic development. He has been associated with the field for more than a decade. Currently, he is working for KPMG US. Marc and Lisa both studied at the same university. It is said that they met each other for the first time in the university only. Today, they are the proud parents of two teenage children.
Lisa Lerer Net Worth
Lisa Lerer is one of the strong social media personalities who has attracted more than 27K followers on her Twitter account. She is a frequent user of social media including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She was first designated as a national political reporter at The New York Times in 2018. Since then, she has been maintaining her position with the same title. For now, she appears to have a net worth of around $2-5 million.