{{Short description|American journalist (born 1958)}} {{for|the American orchestral conductor|Ronald Braunstein}} {{Infobox person | image = RonBrownstein.png | image_upright= 0.7 | caption = Brownstein in 2016 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|04|06}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = State University of New York, Binghamton (BA) | spouse = Nina Easton (divorced)<br>{{Marriage|Eileen McMenamin|2005}} | occupation = Journalist<br> Political correspondent<br />Analyst | children = 2 }} '''Ronald J. Brownstein''' (born April 6, 1958) is an American journalist, political correspondent and analyst.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/ronald-brownstein/|title=Ronald Brownstein on America's political and electoral fault lines|publisher=Conversations with Bill Kristol}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/transcript/ronald-brownstein-transcript/|title=Ronald Brownstein Transcript|publisher=Conversations with Bill Kristol}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Brownstein was born to a Jewish family on April 6, 1958, in New York City,<ref name=JIAP>{{cite book|editor-last1=Maisel|editor-first1=L. Sandy|editor-link1=L. Sandy Maisel|editor-last2=Forman|editor-first2=Ira N.|editor-link2=Ira Forman|title=Jews in American Politics|year=2002|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7g1jaWlsY24C&q=ron+brownstein&pg=PA317|pages=317–318|isbn=9780742501812}}</ref> the son of Shirley and David Brownstein.<ref name=NYTMcMenamin>{{Cite web|title=Eileen McMenamin and Ronald Brownstein |work=New York Times|date=May 5, 2005 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/fashion/weddings/eileen-mcmenamin-and-ronald-brownstein.html }}</ref> His father was an electrician.<ref name=NYTMcMenamin /> In 1979, he graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the State University of New York - Binghamton.<ref name=JIAP /> He then worked as senior staff writer for Ralph Nader.<ref name=JIAP />
==Career== In 1983, he went to work for the ''National Journal'' as White House correspondent.<ref name=JIAP /> In 1987, he became a contributing editor for the ''Los Angeles Times.''<ref name=JIAP /> In 1989, he left the ''National Journal'' to work full-time as national correspondent for the ''Los Angeles Times''.<ref name=JIAP /> In 1993, he was named their national political correspondent.<ref name=JIAP /> In 1997, he accepted a position as chief political correspondent for ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref name=JIAP /> In 1998, he went to work for CNN as a political analyst where he remained until 2004.<ref name=CNNProfile>{{Cite web|title=Ron Brownstein - Senior Political Analyst |publisher=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/profiles/ron-brownstein-profile |access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> He is currently senior political analyst for CNN and Editorial Director for Strategic Partnerships for Atlantic Media.<ref name=CNNProfile />
Brownstein made a cameo appearance in the 1993 film ''Dave''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ronald Brownstein | Actor | website=IMDb | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115283/ }}</ref>
==Personal life== Brownstein has been married twice. His first wife was Nina Easton and they had two children before divorcing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kathryn Gaskin, Taylor Brownstein |work=New York Times|date=June 19, 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/fashion/weddings/kathryn-gaskin-taylor-brownstein.html }}</ref> In 2005, he married Eileen Nicole McMenamin, the former communications director for Senator John McCain, in a nondenominational ceremony in Henderson, Nevada.<ref name=NYTMcMenamin />
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