Kate Bedingfield is an American political advisor who was appointed as the White House Communications Director in the administration of Joe Biden. He previously served as deputy campaign manager for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. She is also Joe Biden’s former communications director when he was vice president under Barack Obama.
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Wiki/Biography
Kate Bedingfield was born Katherine Joan Bedingfield in 1982 (age 39 years; as of 2021), and hails from Sandy Springs, Georgia. He did his schooling at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School and later, he attended Riverwood International Charter School in Atlanta, Georgia. Bedingfield lived near the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta and grew up playing softball and doing gymnastics. While sharing his childhood memories in an interview, he said,
We lived right on the Chattahoochee River…we would go to the national park, the national recreation area, on the river and walk the dogs and play in the river. I remember playing softball at Morgan Falls (park) and gymnastics at Hammond Park.
Later, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Medium Ash Blonde
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Kate Bedingfield’s father, Sid E. Bedingfield, works as an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His mother, Dana H. Bedingfield, is an independent social media consultant in Columbia. His brother’s name is Walter Bedingfield.
Kate Bedingfield with her father
Kate Bedingfield’s mother
Kate Bedingfield with her brother
Relationships, Husband and Children
On Saturday, January 12, 2013, Kate Bedingfield married David Kelly Keough at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square, Washington. David is a partner and founding member of Hilltop Public Solutions, a Washington-based political consulting and public affairs firm.
Kate Bedingfield with her husband
They have two children, a son, Hugh Keeve, and a daughter, Margot Ruth.
Kate Bedingfield with her son
Kate Bedingfield’s husband and daughter
livelihood
In 2006, Bedingfield served as regional press secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington, DC. Subsequently, he worked as a spokesperson during the 2008 presidential campaign of John Edwards. In 2008, she also worked as communications director for Jeanne Shaheen’s Senate campaign. In May 2013, Bedingfield assumed the position of spokesperson and vice president of corporate communications at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). In 2015, Bedingfield became communications director for then-Vice President Joe Biden. During the presidency of Barack Obama, Bedingfield was appointed Director of Response and Deputy Director of Media Affairs. Subsequently, he served as deputy campaign manager for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. On January 20, 2021, she was named White House Communications Director in the administration of Joe Biden.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2020, Kate Bedingfield was included in Fortune Magazine’s ’40 Under 40 in Government and Politics’ list for her work on the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.
- Like her father, Kate is also a big fan of the Atlanta Braves, an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. In an interview he said,
My dad was a big Braves fan, so I became a big Braves fan too. I have extremely fond and sometimes painful memories of the Braves while growing up in Atlanta.
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