Josh Earnest
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| 29th White House Press Secretary | |
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In office June 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Eric Schultz |
| Preceded by | Jay Carney |
| Succeeded by | Sean Spicer |
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Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest January 22, 1975 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Natalie Wyeth (2012–present) |
| Education | Rice University (BA) |
Joshua Ryan Henry "Josh" Earnest (born January 22, 1975) is an American political aide who served as the 29th White House Press Secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's Press Secretary in 2014.
Earnest was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Donald H. Earnest, an athletic director, and Jeanne M. Earnest, a psychologist. He attended The Barstow School, a private secondary school, on a scholarship. He played baseball and basketball.
He graduated from Rice University in 1997 with a degree in Political Science and Policy Studies.
Immediately following college, he worked in the 1997 Houston Mayoral Election for Lee Brown. Earnest served as a congressional aide to U.S. Congressman Marion Berry from 2002–03 after working on Michael Bloomberg's first campaign for mayor of New York City.
After working on Capitol Hill, Earnest worked for the Democratic National Committee from 2003–06 under both Terry McAuliffe and Howard Dean. Earnest was Communications Director on Jim Davis' campaign for Governor of Florida in 2006. He moved to Iowa in December 2006 to serve as National Communications Director for then-Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack's presidential campaign.
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