Paul Weyrich
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| Born |
Paul Michael Weyrich October 7, 1942 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 2008 (aged 66) Fairfax, Virginia |
| Resting place | Fairfax Memorial Park |
| Residence | Fairfax, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Racine |
| Occupation | Conservative political activist |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Joyce Smigun Weyrich |
| Children |
Dawn Ceol |
Dawn Ceol
Peter Weyrich
Diana Pascoe
Stephen Weyrich
Andrew Weyrich
Paul Michael Weyrich (October 7, 1942 – December 18, 2008) was an American religious conservative political activist and commentator, most notable as a figurehead of the New Right. He co-founded the conservative think tanks the Heritage Foundation, the Free Congress Foundation, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He coined the term "moral majority," the name of the political action group Moral Majority that he co-founded in 1979 with Jerry Falwell. He switched from the Roman Rite of the Roman Catholic Church to that of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and was ordained protodeacon.
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, to Virginia M. (née Wickstrom) and Ignatius A. Weyrich, Paul Weyrich became involved in politics while a student at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside. He was active in the Racine County Young Republicans from 1961 to 1963 and in Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign. He spent his early career in journalism as a political reporter for the Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper, as political reporter and weekend anchor for WISN-TV (Milwaukee) and in radio, as a reporter for WAXO-FM (Kenosha), WLIP-AM and as news director of KQXI (Denver).
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