Linda Chavez | |
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| Director of the Office of Public Liaison | |
| In office April 8, 1985 – February 4, 1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Faith Whittlesey |
| Succeeded by | Mari Maseng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Linda Lou Chavez June 17, 1947 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1985) Republican (1985–2020) Independent (2020–present)[1] |
| Spouse | Christopher Gersten |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Colorado, Boulder (BA) University of California, Los Angeles |
Linda Lou Chavez[2] (born June 17, 1947) is an American author, commentator, and radio talk show host. She is also a Fox News analyst, Chairman of the Center for Equal Opportunity, has a syndicated column that appears in newspapers nationwide each week, and sits on the board of directors of two Fortune 500 companies: Pilgrim's Pride and ABM Industries. Chavez was the highest-ranking woman in President Ronald Reagan's White House, and was the first Latina ever nominated to the United States Cabinet, when President George W. Bush nominated her Secretary of Labor. She withdrew from consideration for the position when the media published allegations that she had employed an illegal immigrant a decade earlier. In 2000, Chavez was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress.
- ^ Chavez, Linda [@chavezlinda] (December 31, 2020). "Thank you @HawleyMO you finally got me to do something I should have done months ago. Your unAmerican assault on the Constitution has finally led me to leave the GOP, which has become the party of grifters and conspirators" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Stated on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., May 20, 2012, PBS