Michael Barone (pundit)

Michael Barone
Barone at CPAC in Washington, D.C. February 20, 2010
Born	(1944-09-19) September 19, 1944 (age 72) Highland Park, Michigan, United States
Residence	Washington, D. C.
Nationality	United States
Education	A.B., Harvard, 1966 LL.B., Yale, 1969
Occupation	social historian, lawyer, opinion writer
Employer	Washington Examiner, American Enterprise Institute, Fox News
Notable work	The Almanac of American Politics
Television	Fox News Channel The McLaughlin Group
Spouse(s)	Joan Shorenstein (m. 1975–85) (deceased)
Children	1 child, Sarah
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Michael D. Barone (born September 19, 1944) is an American conservative political analyst, pundit and journalist. He is known for being the principal author of The Almanac of American Politics, a reference work concerning US governors and federal politicians, and published biennially by National Journal. The Almanac has been called "definitive and essential for anyone writing seriously about campaigns and Congress." Barone is also a regular commentator on United States elections and political trends for the Fox News Channel. In April 2009, Barone joined the Washington Examiner, leaving his position of 18 years at US News and World Report. He is based at the American Enterprise Institute as a resident fellow.

Barone was born in Highland Park, Michigan, the son of Alice Katherine (née Darcy) and Charles Gerald "Jerry" Barone, MD, a surgeon. His father was of Italian descent and his mother of Irish descent. He graduated from Cranbrook School in 1962, three years ahead of 1965 graduate Mitt Romney. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1966 and a law degree from Yale Law School in 1969, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. Although he has been conservative as an adult, in the 1960s he worked as an intern for Jerome Cavanagh, the Democratic mayor of Detroit. He was also a supporter of George McGovern in 1972. In 1975 Barone married Joan Shorenstein. She died at age 38 in 1985 after a 10-year battle with cancer.