# Ron Brownstein

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{{Short description|American journalist (born 1958)}}
{{for|the American orchestral conductor|Ronald Braunstein}}
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| caption      = Brownstein in 2016
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| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1958|04|06}}
| birth_place  = New York City, U.S.
| death_date   = 
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| education    = [State University of New York, Binghamton](/source/State_University_of_New_York%2C_Binghamton) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
| spouse       = [Nina Easton](/source/Nina_Easton) (divorced)<br>{{Marriage|Eileen McMenamin|2005}}
| occupation   = Journalist<br> Political correspondent<br />Analyst
| children     = 2
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'''Ronald J. Brownstein''' (born April 6, 1958) is an American [journalist](/source/journalist), [political](/source/political) [correspondent](/source/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](/source/American_Jews) 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](/source/Rowman_%26_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](/source/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](/source/State_University_of_New_York_-_Binghamton).<ref name=JIAP /> He then worked as senior staff writer for [Ralph Nader](/source/Ralph_Nader).<ref name=JIAP />

==Career==
In 1983, he went to work for the ''[National Journal](/source/National_Journal)'' as White House correspondent.<ref name=JIAP /> In 1987, he became a contributing editor for the ''[Los Angeles Times](/source/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](/source/U.S._News_%26_World_Report)''.<ref name=JIAP /> In 1998, he went to work for [CNN](/source/CNN) as a political analyst where he remained until 2004.<ref name=CNNProfile>{{Cite web|title=Ron Brownstein - Senior Political Analyst  |publisher=[CNN](/source/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](/source/Atlantic_Media).<ref name=CNNProfile />

Brownstein made a cameo appearance in the 1993 film ''[Dave](/source/Dave_(film))''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ronald Brownstein &#124; Actor | website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115283/ }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Brownstein has been married twice. His first wife was [Nina Easton](/source/Nina_Easton) and they had two children before divorcing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kathryn Gaskin, Taylor Brownstein   |work=[New York Times](/source/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](/source/John_McCain), in a nondenominational ceremony in [Henderson, Nevada](/source/Henderson%2C_Nevada).<ref name=NYTMcMenamin />

==References==
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==External links==
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