{{Short description|American democratic strategist and TV personality}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Julie Roginsky | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|04|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Moscow, Soviet Union]] | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = TV host/commentator | height = | political_party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | children = 1 | parents = | spouse = | website = {{URL|liftourvoices.org}} }}
'''Julie Roginsky''' (born April 25, 1973) is an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] [[strategist]], television personality and the founder of the non-profit [[Lift Our Voices]], who has been credited with passing landmark federal civil rights legislation in the wake of the [[MeToo movement]].<ref name="Senator Kirsten Gillibrand">{{cite press release |title=Gillibrand, Blackburn, Hirono, Graham Introduce Bill To Prohibit Non-Disclosure Agreements In Cases Of Sexual Misconduct |url=https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-blackburn-hirono-graham-introduce-bill-to-prohibit-non-disclosure-agreements-in-cases-of-sexual-misconduct/ |work=Senator Kirsten Gillibrand |language=en-US |date=July 13, 2022 |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> She was a contributor with the [[Fox News|Fox News Channel]] where she was a frequent co-host on ''[[Outnumbered (American TV program)|Outnumbered]]'', and ''[[The Five (talk show)|The Five]]''.<ref name="New York Magazine">{{cite web |title=Fox News' Julie Roginsky Files Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/04/fox-news-julie-roginsky-files-sexual-harassment-lawsuit.html/ |work=New York Magazine |date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Prior to working at Fox News, she was a contributor for [[CNBC]].<ref name="CNBC">{{cite web |title=Julie Roginsky |url=https://www.cnbc.com/julie-roginsky/ |website=CNBC |date=July 18, 2009 |access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> She writes the "Salty Politics" online newsletter.<ref name="Salty Politics">{{ cite web |title=How This Inevitably Ends|date=January 30, 2025 |url=https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/how-this-inevitably-ends/ |access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref> Her columns have appeared in ''[[USA Today]]'',<ref name="USA Today">{{ cite web |title=Trump wants to stack his Cabinet with men like Hegseth. Is #MeToo history? |website=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/01/14/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings-pete-hegseth-sexual-assault/77670798007/ |access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref> FoxNews.com,<ref name="FoxBio">{{cite web |title=Julie Roginsky |url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/julie-roginsky/bio/ |website=Fox News |language=en-US |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> CNBC,<ref name="CNBC"/> ''[[Politico]]'',<ref name="Politico">{{ cite web |title=The Arena - Julie Roginsky |url=http://www.politico.com/arena/bio/julie_roginsky.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624211907/http://www.politico.com/arena/bio/julie_roginsky.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2013 |website=Politico |language=en-US |access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'',<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |last1=Roginsky |first1=Julie |date=August 26, 2009 |title=Greater Than JFK |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/08/26/edward-kennedy-jfk-presidency-senate-legacy-opinions-contributors-julie-roginsky.html |work=Forbes |language=en-US |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> ''[[Ms. Magazine]]'',<ref name="Ms. Magazine">{{cite web |last1=Carlson |first1=Gretchen |last2=Roginsky |first2=Julie |date=March 3, 2022 |title=Landmark #MeToo Bill Heads to Biden's Desk Amid Fight to Protect Sexual Assault Survivors |url=https://msmagazine.com/2022/03/03/end-forced-arbitration-metoo-lift-our-voices-workplace-sexual-harassment-assault/ |work=Ms. Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> and ''[[The Star-Ledger]]''.<ref name="Star-Ledger">{{cite web |last=Roginsky |first=Julie |date=December 2009 |title=Gay marriage: For core N.J. Democrats, a defining moment |url=http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/12/for_core_democrats_gay_marriag.html |website=NJ.com |language=en-US |access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
== Early life == Roginsky was born in [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]], to Abram and Tanya Roginsky, who were [[Soviet dissidents]] of [[Jewish]] descent. She was primarily raised by her grandparents until she and her parents were allowed to leave the [[Soviet Union]] in 1980. Her grandparents were prohibited from leaving the Soviet Union and became [[Refusenik]]s for over a decade until they, too, emigrated to the United States in 1990. Prior to [[immigration to the United States|settling in the United States]], Roginsky and her family lived briefly in [[Vienna]] and [[Rome]].<ref name="New Jersey Jewish News">{{cite web |last=Weisberger |first=Jed |date=February 5, 2020 |title=Refusenik background still colors life of TV personality and political activist |url=https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/refusenik-background-still-colors-life-of-tv-personality-and-political-activist/ |website=New Jersey Jewish News |language=en-US |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
Roginsky was raised in [[New York City]] and [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey]]. She graduated from [[Princeton Day School]]<ref name="TownTopics">{{cite web |title=Town Topics |url=http://theprince.princeton.edu/princetonperiodicals/cgi-bin/princetonperiodicals?a=d&d=TownTopics19910703-01.2.117&srpos=10&e=------199-en-20--1--txt-IN-beatty-ILLUSTRATION---1991 |website=Princeton University |language=en-US |date=July 3, 1991 |access-date=June 4, 2013}}</ref> and was awarded both her B.A. and M.A. from [[Boston University]]. She received her undergraduate degree in political science [[magna cum laude]] and was a member of the [[Golden Key International Honour Society]]. Her graduate work focused on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its transition from a planned to a market economy.<ref name="thesis">{{cite thesis |last=Roginsky |first=Julia |year=1995 |title=The Socio-economic Impact of Defense Conversion in Post-Soviet Russia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qKsiOAAACAAJ |location=Boston, MA |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>
== Career in politics == In 1993, Roginsky worked for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in London, focusing on policies affecting women in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Roginsky Political Consultant & Co-founder, Lift Our Voices |url=https://cawp.rutgers.edu/speaker/julie-roginsky |website=[[Center for American Women and Politics]] |publisher=Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics |access-date=April 4, 2017}}</ref> In 1995, Roginsky was hired by [[EMILY's List]] to work on the congressional campaign of [[Dale McCormick]], who was running in a Democratic congressional primary in [[Maine's 1st congressional district]].<ref name="Politico"/> Following McCormick's primary election loss, Roginsky worked for Rep. [[Frank Pallone]] of New Jersey, whose campaign she successfully managed against [[Mike Ferguson (New Jersey politician)|Mike Ferguson]].<ref name="highbeam">{{cite web |title=Incumbent in the Cross Hairs |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60087723.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160332/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60087723.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |website=Campaigns and Elections |language=en-US |access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
In 1999, Roginsky was the first woman to manage the New Jersey Democratic Coordinated Campaign, when the Democratic caucus gained three seats in the General Assembly.<ref name="NYTIMES">{{cite web |last=Kocieniewski |first=David |date=November 3, 1999 |title=The 1999 Elections: New Jersey Assembly; Democrats Win Seats in Three Districts, Narrowing Republicans' Majority |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/03/nyregion/1999-elections-new-jersey-assembly-democrats-win-seats-three-districts-narrowing.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> She subsequently served as the communications director at the New Jersey Democratic State Committee. In 2001, she became the Washington, D.C.-based Communications Director for [[Jon Corzine]], upon his election to the United States Senate.<ref name="Politico"/>
In 2003, Roginsky founded Comprehensive Communications Group, a political consulting and public relations firm which has worked on behalf of Fortune 500 corporations, elected officials and non-profit organizations. Senators [[Cory Booker]] and [[Frank Lautenberg]] and Reps. [[Albio Sires]], [[Steve Rothman]] and [[Frank Pallone]] have been among the firm's clients.<ref name="Politico"/>
Roginsky served on the board of directors for the Women's Campaign School at [[Yale University]], a non-partisan leadership program whose goal is to increase the number of women in elected and appointed office. Among the school's graduates are Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] and former Rep. [[Gabby Giffords]].<ref name="WCS">{{cite web |title=Board of Directors - Julie Roginsky |url=http://www.wcsyale.org/board_detail.php?uID=14 |website=Women's Campaign School at Yale University |date=2013 |access-date=June 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419102055/http://www.wcsyale.org/board_detail.php?uID=14 |archive-date=April 19, 2012 }}</ref>
She authors the weekly political column "Friendly Fire" for [[NJ.com]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Friendly Fire: Trump's challengers, Murphy's Trucks, and the DeSantis curriculum |url=https://www.nj.com/opinion/2023/02/friendly-fire-trumps-challengers-murphys-trucks-and-the-desantis-curriculum.html |website=NJ.com |date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
== Career in television == Roginsky first appeared as a Democratic strategist on Fox News in 2004.<ref name="news hounds">{{cite web |title=Time to Stop Now |url=http://www.newshounds.us/2004/08/26/time_to_stop_now.php |website=News Hounds |date=August 26, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> In 2009, she was hired by [[CNBC]] as an on-air contributor, where she also wrote columns for [[CNBC]]. In 2011, she was hired by [[Fox News]] as on-air contributor, where she was a frequent co-host of ''[[The Five (talk show)|The Five]]'' and ''[[Outnumbered (American TV program)|Outnumbered]]''.<ref name="CNBC"/> Roginsky was the host of "The Clapback" on Fox News, where she would respond to viewers' social media messages live on air and routinely send up fellow Fox anchors like [[Sean Hannity]], to whom she referred as "Sean from Long Island" and [[Vladimir Putin]], whom she called "Volodya from Leningrad."<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Roginsky: sorry, not sorry, Russia |url=https://www.foxnews.com/video/5439528007001 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |date=May 18, 2017 |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> On the show, she strenuously criticized her colleagues for spreading conspiracy theories about the [[murder of Seth Rich]], becoming the only Fox News personality to do so on air.<ref>{{cite web |last=Milford |first=Joseph |date=May 23, 2017 |title=Fox News Called Out By Own Contributor: "Stop Torturing" Murder Victim's Family |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/news/politics/fox-news-called-contributor-stop-torturing-murder-victims-family/1957404 |website=Elite Daily |language=en-US |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> She also contributed columns to the Fox News website.
In 2017, Roginsky filed a lawsuit in the [[New York Supreme Court]] against Fox News, [[Roger Ailes]], and [[Bill Shine]], alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. She settled the suit in December 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fox News Settles Julie Roginsky Lawsuit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fox-news-settles-julie-roginsky-lawsuit-1069608 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref> Roginsky claimed that Ailes offered her a permanent position on ''[[The Five (talk show)|The Five]]'' if she would have sex with him, and retaliated against her when she refused.<ref>{{cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=April 3, 2017 |title=Fox News contributor files explosive sexual-harassment lawsuit against network and ex-CEO Roger Ailes |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-julie-roginsky-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-roger-ailes-2017-4 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |access-date=April 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Holpuch |first1=Amanda |title=Fox News commentator is latest to accuse Roger Ailes of sexual harassment |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/03/fox-news-roger-ailes-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-julie-roginsky |location=New York |website=The Guardian |date=April 3, 2017 |language=en-GB |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> She left the network in June 2017.
== Lift Our Voices == In 2019, Roginsky founded [[Lift Our Voices]], a non-profit organization to combat silencing mechanisms in the workplace with former Fox News colleagues [[Gretchen Carlson]] and [[Diana Falzone]]. Roginsky and Carlson debuted the nonprofit at the [[Hollywood Reporter]] Women in Entertainment ceremony in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=December 10, 2019 |title=Fox News Alums Gretchen Carlson, Julie Roginsky Launch Anti-NDA Initiative |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/fox-news-alums-gretchen-carlson-julie-roginsky-launch-anti-nda-initiative-1260473/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> In 2020, the organization called upon all presidential candidates to support the banning of NDAs for toxic workplace issues.<ref name="Des Moines Register">{{cite web |last=Gretchen Carlson, Julie Roginsky, Diana Falzone |date=January 13, 2020 |title=Gretchen Carlson, Julie Roginsky, Diana Falzone: Candidates, please join us to end NDAs that silence workers |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/01/13/ndas-silence-workers-work-stop-them-gretchen-carlson-fox-news/4453603002/ |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> Every presidential candidate agreed, with the exception of [[Donald Trump]], [[Michael Bloomberg]], [[Amy Klobuchar]] and [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref name="The Daily Beast">{{cite web |last=Jong-Fast |first=Molly |date=February 14, 2020 |title=Why Gretchen Carlson Can't Tell You the Full Truth About Fox News |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-gretchen-carlson-cant-tell-you-the-full-truth-about-fox/ |website=The Daily Beast |language=en-US |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> Since then, the non-profit has been instrumental in passing the Ending Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act <ref name="Ms. Magazine"/> and The [[Speak Out Act]]. Together, the two laws have been called "the most significant labor legislation this century."<ref name="Axios">{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Emily |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Congress passes groundbreaking bill limiting use of secret agreements in sexual harassment cases |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/11/16/congress-passes-groundbreaking-bill-limiting-the-use-of-secret-agreements-in-sexual-harassment-cases/ |website=Axios |language=en-US |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> In advocating for the Speak Out Act, Roginsky explained that, "If you don't remove these NDAs, you are pushing out the very people that you claim you want to protect and promote. Because it is women, people of color, and the LGBT community that are most likely to face abuses in the workplace. And they're often not only forced to leave their chosen jobs, but their chosen careers."<ref>{{cite web |title=A Jersey girl changes the American workplace (reprise) - Editorial |url=https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/07/a-jersey-girl-changes-the-american-workplace-reprise-editorial.html |date=February 15, 2023 |website=NJ.com |language=en-US |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> Roginsky has also advocated for the eradication of NDAs for toxic workplace issues at the state level, including in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Virginia]], and [[Massachusetts]].<ref name="The Olympian">{{cite web |last1=Carlson |first1=Gretchen |last2=Roginsky |first2=Julie |date=February 6, 2023 |title=WA can lead on protecting sexual harassment, assault victims |url=https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article258066068.html/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |publisher=The Olympian}}</ref><ref name="The Daily News">{{cite web |last1=Carlson |first1=Gretchen |last2=Roginsky |first2=Julie |date=March 2, 2022 |title=New York must ban work harassment NDAs |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-carlson-roginsky-harassment-ndas-20220302-3dlbkrrl2fg6dau2ur7khkhbtq-story.html/ |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Richmond.com">{{cite web |last1=Carlson |first1=Gretchen |last2=Roginsky |first2=Julie |date=January 23, 2023 |title=Virginia can lead nation in protecting survivors of workplace abuse |url=https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-virginia-can-lead-nation-in-protecting-survivors-of-workplace-abuse/article_cf3facba-9915-11ed-b83f-67bd09cce1ab.html/ |website=Richmond |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref><ref name="The Associated Press">{{cite web |title=Ex-Fox anchor Carlson to highlight non-disclosure agreements |url=https://apnews.com/article/3c1cbbdb3eaac7bc2857cdc802ce4f63 |website=Associated Press |language=en-US |date=January 26, 2020 |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
Roginsky has been credited by members of Congress with being one of the women "whose bravery in speaking out about their abuse helped the #MeToo movement go viral."<ref name="Ms Magazine">{{ cite web |url=https://msmagazine.com/2022/12/14/workplace-sexual-assault-nda-congress-women/|title=New laws give sexual assault survivors the freedom to share their stories|work=Ms Magazine|date=December 14, 2022}}</ref> She regularly gives speeches about the need to eradicate workplace silencing mechanisms, such as forced [[arbitration]] and [[non-disclosure agreements]] (NDAs) for toxic workplace issues.<ref name="The National Press Club">{{ cite web |url=https://www.press.org/events/npc-newsmaker-gretchen-carlson-julie-roginsky-discuss-new-landmark-me-too-bill |title=NPC Newsmaker: Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky discuss the new landmark Me Too Bill|work=National Press Club|date=March 29, 2022}}</ref>
== In popular culture == Roginsky was portrayed by the actress [[Ahna O'Reilly]] in the 2019 movie ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'', which depicted Ailes' downfall.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 10, 2018 |title=Ahna O'Reilly to play Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky in Jay Roach's Roger Ailes movie |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/roger-ailes-fox-news-movie-julie-roginsky-ahna-oreilly-cast-1202517386/ |work=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> Roginsky has said that she could not cooperate with filmmakers because she is bound by an NDA as part of her settlement with Fox News that prevents her from telling her story.<ref>{{cite web |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=October 29, 2019 |title=The Secret Sources for 'Bombshell': Why Ex-Fox News Staffers Broke Their NDAs for Filmmakers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/secret-sources-bombshell-why-fox-news-staffers-broke-ndas-filmmakers-1250668/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
In 2021, it was announced that Roginsky and Carlson will topline a forthcoming feature documentary, "In Her Own Words," which will spotlight their movement to stand up to "abusive nondisclosure agreements."<ref>{{cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Evan |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Gretchen Carlson, Julie Roginsky to Topline Fox News Whistleblower Doc|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gretchen-carlson-julie-roginsky-to-topline-fox-news-doc-1234961876/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
== Personal life == Roginsky lives in [[New York City]]. In 2012, she gave birth to her first son, Zachary.<ref name="New Jersey Jewish News"/>
In 2022, the Russian government put Roginsky on a blacklist of nearly 1,000 U.S. government officials, television personalities and Hollywood celebrities it branded as "enemies of the [[Putin]] regime" and banned her from traveling to Russia. Roginsky said that earning the enmity of the Putin regime has been "the honor of my life."<ref>{{cite web |last=Moran |first=Tom |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Kremlin puts Julie Roginsky, a refugee from Russia, on Putin's enemies list. She's honored. |url=https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/05/kremlin-puts-julie-roginsky-a-refugee-from-russia-on-putins-enemies-list-shes-honored-moran.html |website=NJ.com |language=en-US |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://cawp.rutgers.edu/speaker/julie-roginsky Bio on CAWP, Center for American Women and Politics] * {{Twitter}}
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