Ana Navarro B.A. J.D. |
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Born |
Ana Navarro Flores December 28, 1971 Chinandega, Nicaragua |
Residence | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Education | Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Coconut Grove, Florida |
Alma mater |
University of Miami St. Thomas University |
Occupation | Political commentator, strategist |
Employer | CNN |
Political party | Republican |
Ana Navarro Flores, B.A., J.D. (born December 28, 1971) is a Nicaraguan-American Republican strategist and political commentator for various news outlets, including CNN, CNN en Español,ABC News, Telemundo, and The View.
Navarro was born in Nicaragua, in 1971. She and her family moved to the United States in 1980. She attended the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, a private Catholic college preparatory day school for girls in Coconut Grove, a neighborhood of the city of Miami, Florida, and is a graduate of the University of Miami. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies and Political Science in 1993. In 1997, she obtained a Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University Law School.
Navarro has served in a number of Republican administrations, including the transition team for Florida governor Jeb Bush in 1998. She also served as the National Co-Chair of the Hispanic Advisory Council for John McCain in 2008 and Jon Huntsman Jr. in 2012. She supported Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign.
In February 2014 she was hired as a political commentator for ABC News. She has also been a contributor to CNN and CNN en Español.