Cate Edwards
| Cate Edwards | |
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| Born |
Catharine Elizabeth Edwards March 4, 1982 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Attorney, author |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Trevor Upham (2011–present) |
| Children | Wade Wall Upham (born 2016) |
| Parent(s) |
John Edwards Elizabeth Edwards (deceased) |
Catharine Elizabeth "Cate" Edwards (born March 4, 1982) is an American attorney. Edwards is the daughter of former Senator (D-NC) John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards. She gave eulogies after her brother Wade's death and after her mother Elizabeth's death. She frequently spoke for the family during her mother's final days and upon her death, and was widely admired as the public face of the family during these events.
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her parents were practicing attorneys, Edwards was educated in the Wake County Public School System. She attended Aldert Root Elementary School, Daniels Middle School, and Needham B. Broughton High School, where she graduated at the top of her class. In high school, she played soccer, basketball and softball, and was named All-Conference and Most Valuable Player her senior year. Her siblings are: Wade (1979–1996), Emma Claire (born 1998), Jack (born 2000).
Edwards attended Princeton University, majoring in Political Economics, and graduating with honors. She is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, and was an intern for the Council on Foreign Relations.
In 2004, Edwards accompanied her father on the campaign trail and campaigned on his behalf while he pursued the Democratic Presidential nomination, a venture that ultimately proved to be unsuccessful.
After the presidential election, she lived in New York City and worked as an Editorial Assistant for Vanity Fair. While in New York, she and co-worker Jessica Flint founded an online Rolodex called UrbanistaOnline to help young newcomers settle into New York. In 2004, she also became a member of the Board of Directors of the youth voter initiative, Generation Engage, and is an active voice in youth politics. She was an active campaigner during her father's 2008 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. In the fall of 2012, she returned to the college campus of Winthrop University, where she spoke to students about the importance of voting and the necessity of refusing to be bystander in our democracy.
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