Betsey Wright
| Betsey Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Betsey Ross Wright July 4, 1943 Alpine, Texas, United States |
| Residence | Rogers, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Lobbyist, Political consultant, Activist |
| Known for |
Chief of staff to Governor Bill Clinton (1982–1989) Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas (1990–1991) Deputy chair of Clinton's first presidential campaign (1992) |
Chief of staff to Governor Bill Clinton (1982–1989)
Betsey Ross Wright (born July 4, 1943) is an American lobbyist, activist, and political consultant who worked more than a decade for Bill Clinton in Arkansas. She served as chief of staff to Governor Clinton for seven years. As deputy chair of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign, Wright established the rapid response system that was responsible for defending Clinton's record in Arkansas and promptly answering all personal attacks on the candidate. During the 1992 campaign, Wright coined the term "bimbo eruptions" to describe rumors alleging extramarital affairs by Clinton. In the 1990s, Wright was an executive for The Wexler Group, a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. She currently resides in Rogers, Arkansas.
Wright was born July 4, 1943 in Alpine, Texas. She attended Alpine High School and received her higher education at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1967.
Wright worked for George McGovern's unsuccessful 1972 presidential campaign. It was during this campaign when she met Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham. Wright became close friends with Rodham, a woman she thought had the potential to become a U.S. senator or America's first female president. In 1973, Wright moved to Washington, D.C. and began working for the National Women's Political Caucus, hoping the job would further Rodham's political viability. During Clinton's unsuccessful run for the House of Representatives in 1974, Wright commuted on the weekends to Arkansas to assist his campaign.
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