Matt K. Lewis

Matt K. Lewis
Lewis in 2016
Born1974 or 1975 (age 50–51)[1]
Alma materShepherd University
OccupationPolitical commentator
Employer(s)The Daily Beast and The Week
SpouseErin DeLullo
Children2
Websitemattklewis.com

Matt K. Lewis (born 1974/1975) is an American conservative political writer, blogger, podcaster, and columnist for The Daily Beast, formerly with The Daily Caller, and has written for The Week.[2] He has also appeared on CNN and MSNBC as a political commentator.[2]

Early life and education

Lewis was raised in Myersville, Maryland. He was educated at Middletown High School, a public high school in Middletown, Maryland, followed by Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.[3]

Career

As a writer, Lewis has contributed to Townhall.com,[4][5] AOL's PoliticsDaily.com,[6] Human Events, and The Daily Caller.[7] In his early career, Lewis served as director of grassroots for the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit conservative training organization[8] for which he organized and led workshops around the United States.[9] In March 2007, Lewis was one of two bloggers invited on John McCain's campaign tour bus on a visit to New Hampshire for an interview with the candidate.[10] That September, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run.[11] Lewis is the editor of The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, published in 2011.[12]

Lewis was selected as a "Rising Star of Politics" by Politics Magazine in 2002[13] and by the American Conservative Union as "Blogger of the Year" in 2012.[14]

Lewis' book Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots) was published in January 2016, receiving attention from The New York Times,[15] The Weekly Standard,[16] and other publications.[17] Lewis's second book, Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling Class Elites Cashing in on America, was published in July 2023.[18][19]

Media appearances

Lewis is a frequent commentator on cable television and radio who has appeared as a political commentator "from the right" for CNN in 2016,[20] and has appeared multiple times on Real Time with Bill Maher.[21][22] Since February 2009, he has represented the conservative viewpoint on Bloggingheads.tv's weekly discussion of American politics, opposite Bill Scher.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bottalico, Brandi (May 20, 2016). "From Wolfsville to CNN, Lewis finds success in political commentary". The Frederick News-Post. Lewis, 41, wears many hats as he podcasts...
  2. ^ a b Matt Lewis leaves Daily Caller for Daily Beast; The Washington Post; Eric Wemple; January 12, 2017
  3. ^ a b "About Matt Lewis". mattlewis.org. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2009 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Ruffini, Patrick (January 13, 2007). "Matt Lewis Now Blogging at Townhall". PatrickRuffini.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  5. ^ Anderson, Karen (February 16, 2009). "Coming & Going". Politics Magazine. Campaigns & Elections. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  6. ^ Calderone, Michael (April 9, 2009). "Sweet, Lawrence join AOL politics site". Politico. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  7. ^ Betsy Rothstein (February 8, 2011). "The Daily Caller Successfully Woos Politics Daily's Matt Lewis". Fishbowl DC. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "Speaker Bios". Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  9. ^ Reed, Theresa (July 3, 2003). "Republicans Get Emotive". Portland Mercury. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  10. ^ Dayton, Soren (March 26, 2007). "A view from the Straight Talk Express". eyeon08.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  11. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (September 29, 2007). "Gingrich Tiptoes Toward a White House Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  12. ^ W. James Antle III (July 21, 2011). "The Quotable Rogue". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  13. ^ "Rising Stars of Politics, 2002". Campaigns & Elections Magazine. April 2002.
  14. ^ Bill Hobbs (February 11, 2012). "Daily Caller's Matt Lewis Named "Blogger of the Year"". CPAC. American Conservative Union. Retrieved March 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ^ Wooldridge, Adrian (January 19, 2016). "'Why the Right Went Wrong' and 'Too Dumb to Fail'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  16. ^ "How 'The Stupid Party' Earned Its Name". Weekly Standard. January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "When a movement is 'upward upward,' how high can it go? - The Buffalo News". www.buffaloNews.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  18. ^ Beaujon, Andrew (July 18, 2023). "Attention, Members of Congress: Matt Lewis Is Coming for Your Book Deals". Washingtonian. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  19. ^ Adams, Steven Allen (July 8, 2023). "Charles Town Resident Matt Lewis Writes Book on Money in Politics". The Intelligencer. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  20. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". www.cnn.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  21. ^ Josh Feldman (July 12, 2013). "Bill Maher Panel Descends Into Shoutfest Between GOP Guests And Cornel West Calling Obama 'War Criminal'". Mediaite. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  22. ^ "Overtime: June 19, 2015". HBO Real Time with Bill Maher. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
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