This is about the political professional. For the actress, see Marlee Matlin.Mary Joe Matalin (born August 19, 1953) is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party. She has served under President Ronald Reagan, was campaign director for George H.W. Bush, was an assistant to President George W. Bush, and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney until 2003. Matalin has been chief editor of Threshold Editions, a conservative publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster, since March 2005. She is married to Democratic political consultant James Carville. She appears in the award-winning documentary film Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story and also played herself, opposite her husband, James Carville, John Slattery, and Mary McCormack in the short lived HBO series K Street.
Named as one of the "Top 100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts".
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Former chief-of-staff, Republican National Committee.
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Favorite songs: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered - I'm Yours", "Uptight - Everything's Alright" by Stevie Wonder, "Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith, "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.
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In April 2006, was appointed Treasurer of Virginia Republican Senator George Allen's re-election committee. Worked on the presidential campaign of Fred Dalton Thompson until January 2008, when Thompson dropped out of the race.
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Chief editor of Threshold Editions, a conservative publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster, since March, 2005.
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Grew up in Calumet, City, Illinois. Attended Thornton Fractional North High School and attended Western Illinois University. Was homecoming queen her junior year of high school.