Alice Stewart (commentator)

Alice Elizabeth Stewart (March 11, 1966 – May 18, 2024) was an American communications director who worked on five Republican presidential campaigns before joining CNN as a commentator.^[1]

Alice Stewart
Born	Alice Elizabeth Stewart (1966-03-11)March 11, 1966 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	May 18, 2024(2024-05-18) (aged 58) Belle View, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Career
Network	CNN
Country	United States

Early life and education

Stewart was from Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Tucker High School and obtained journalism and political science degrees from the University of Georgia's Grady School of Journalism.^[2]

Career

Stewart began her career as a weekend anchor on the NBC Little Rock affiliate KARK television station.

Stewart served as a communications director for the presidential campaign of former Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann and then former Senator Rick Santorum. She began working for Arkansas governor and politician Mike Huckabee as press secretary for his first presidential campaign. She worked for his second presidential campaign until she resigned in 2015. She was also a communications director for Texas Senator Ted Cruz's 2016 campaign.^[3]

Stewart joined CNN in 2016, during the election. In 2019, she became a Harvard Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.^[4] She was an Emmy Award winning journalist.^[5][6]

Personal life

Stewart was an avid runner. She ran in the New York City Marathon in November 2023 and the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in April 2024.^[5] She completed the NYC Marathon in 4:18:48^[7] and the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in 1:31:04.^[8]

Stewart was found dead outdoors on May 18, 2024, in Belle View, Virginia. She was 58. No foul play was suspected.^[5] The authorities stated that she had a medical emergency.^[9]

References

1. "CNN hires ex-Huckabee aide, former KARK anchor". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
2. "New Bachmann press aide Alice Stewart was former news anchor and Huckabee aide". MinnPost. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
3. "Huckabee spokeswoman leaves campaign". Politico. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
4. "Ex-Huckabee aide, former journalist at Little Rock TV station is Harvard fellow". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
5. Lybrand, Holmes; Perez, Evan; Iyer, Kaanita (May 18, 2024). "CNN political commentator Alice Stewart dies". CNN. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
6. "Alice Stewart, CNN Political Commentator and Harvard Institute of Politics Board Member, Dead At 58". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
7. "Alice Stewart NYC Marathon Data and Results at NYRR.org". nyrr.org. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
8. "Alice Stewart Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Race Data and Results". timingproductions.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
9. Mayorquín, Orlando (May 19, 2024). "Alice Stewart, a CNN Political Commentator, Is Dead at 58". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Alice Stewart at IMDb