Stephanie Cutter
| Stephanie Cutter | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 22, 1968 Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Smith College Georgetown University |
Stephanie Cutter (born October 22, 1968) is an American political consultant. She served as Deputy Campaign Manager for President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign, and has previously worked in campaign and communications roles for other Democrats including Ted Kennedy, John Kerry and Michelle Obama. The New York Times described her as "a popular but polarizing face of (Obama's) campaign", and a "soldier who says the things the candidate can’t (or won’t) say."
Cutter was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, and was raised in nearby Raynham, Massachusetts. She graduated from Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School in 1986. Her mother, Grace, is a school teacher, and her brother served in Afghanistan. She received a B.A. degree from Smith College and a J.D. degree from Georgetown Law School.
In the 1990s, Cutter worked as a junior aide to Mario Cuomo and also worked for the Environmental Protection Agency.
She worked for President Bill Clinton as Deputy Communications Director at the White House during his administration "to help restore Mr. Clinton’s image in the aftermath of (his) impeachment and Monica Lewinsky", and as Associate Administrator for Communications at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Beginning in 2001, she served as Communications Director for Senator Ted Kennedy.
In November 2003, she was named communications director for the John Kerry campaign, at Kennedy's recommendation. During that campaign, she was criticized for having a surly and difficult personality and was often scapegoated for Kerry's loss. Kerry considered the criticism of her unfair and praised her work. After the Kerry campaign, Cutter returned to work for Kennedy.
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