Matt K. Lewis

Matt K. Lewis (born 1974/1975) is an American conservative political writer, blogger, podcaster, and columnist for The Daily Beast, formerly with The Daily Caller, and has written for The Week.^[2] He has also appeared on CNN and MSNBC as a political commentator.^[2]

Matt K. Lewis
Lewis in 2016
Born	1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Shepherd University
Occupation	Political commentator
Employer(s)	The Daily Beast and The Week
Spouse	Erin DeLullo
Children	2
Website	mattklewis.com

Early life and education

Lewis was raised in Myersville, Maryland. He was educated at Middletown High School, a public high school in Middletown, Maryland, followed by Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.^[3]

Career

As a writer, Lewis has contributed to Townhall.com,^[4][5] AOL's PoliticsDaily.com,^[6] Human Events, and The Daily Caller.^[7] In his early career, Lewis served as director of grassroots for the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit conservative training organization^[8] for which he organized and led workshops around the United States.^[9] In March 2007, Lewis was one of two bloggers invited on John McCain's campaign tour bus on a visit to New Hampshire for an interview with the candidate.^[10] That September, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run.^[11] Lewis is the editor of The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, published in 2011.^[12]

Lewis was selected as a "Rising Star of Politics" by Politics Magazine in 2002^[13] and by the American Conservative Union as "Blogger of the Year" in 2012.^[14]

Lewis' book Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots) was published in January 2016, receiving attention from The New York Times,^[15] The Weekly Standard,^[16] and other publications.^[17] Lewis's second book, Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling Class Elites Cashing in on America, was published in July 2023.^[18][19]

Media appearances

Lewis is a frequent commentator on cable television and radio who has appeared as a political commentator "from the right" for CNN in 2016,^[20] and has appeared multiple times on Real Time with Bill Maher.^[21][22] Since February 2009, he has represented the conservative viewpoint on Bloggingheads.tv's weekly discussion of American politics, opposite Bill Scher.^[3]