James Carville
| James Carville | |
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| Born |
Chester James Carville Jr. October 25, 1944 Carville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Matalin (m. 1993) |
| Website | Official website |
Chester James Carville Jr. (born October 25, 1944) is an American political commentator and media personality who is a prominent figure in the Democratic Party. Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. Carville was a co-host of CNN's Crossfire until its final broadcast in June 2005. Since its cancellation, he has appeared on CNN's news program The Situation Room. As of 2009, he hosts a weekly program on XM Radio titled 60/20 Sports with Luke Russert, son of Tim Russert who hosted NBC's Meet The Press. He is married to Libertarian political consultant Mary Matalin. In 2009, he began teaching political science at Tulane University.
In 2014, Carville joined Fox News Channel as a contributor.
Carville, the oldest of eight children, was born on October 25, 1944 in Carville, Louisiana, the son of Lucille (née Normand), a former school teacher who sold World Book Encyclopedia door-to-door, and Chester James Carville, a postmaster as well as owner of a general store. The town of Carville was named after his paternal grandfather, Louis Arthur Carville, the postmaster. Carville attended Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Louis Arthur's mother, Octavia Dehon was of Belgian parentage and had married John Madison Carville, described in a biography as "Irish-born" and a "carpetbagger", both of whom established the general store operated by the family in Carville in 1882. He was born in Ireland in 1847 and his father Alexander Carville, in 1810.
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