James Carville Bio | Wiki
James Carville ( Full name: Chester James Carville Jr.) is an American author and political consultant. He currently serves as the co-host of Politics War Room. James has strategized for candidates for public office in the United States and in 23 nations abroad.
As a Democrat, James is also a media personality with expertise in U.S. elections. He has appeared frequently on cable news programs, in podcasts, and also in his public speeches.
James Carville Age
He was born on October 25, 1944, in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States of America. James is 77 years old.
James Carville Height
He is a man of above-average stature. James stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in ( Approx 1.88m)
James Carville Family
He was born to his parents at a U.S. Army hospital at Georgia’s Fort Benning, where his dad was stationed during World War II. James is the oldest of eight children. His mother, Lucille (née Normand), stayed behind in Carville, Louisiana where James grew up. However, she went to Ft. Benning long enough to have her firstborn son Lucille Carville. Lucille is a former school teacher, he spoke French at home and sold the World Book Encyclopedia door-to-door.
Lucille’s father, Chester James Carville, was a postmaster and he owned a general store. A neighborhood in the city of St. Gabriel, in Iberville Parish called Carville, Louisiana, located sixteen miles south of the capital city of Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River, was named after Jame’s paternal grandfather, Louis Arthur Carville. Louis was once the postmaster. Louis’ mother named Octavia Dehon was of Belgian parentage and married John Madison Carville, described as “Irish-born” and a “carpetbagger.” They both established the general store in 1882 operated by the family in Carville.
James Carville Education
He graduated in 1962 from Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Among Jame’s earliest political campaign work during his high school years was ripping down the campaign signs of a candidate for public office. From 1962 to 1966, James attended Louisiana State University (LSU) but didn’t graduate at that time.
He characterized himself in a 1994 feature in Newsweek as “something less than an attentive scholar. I had fifty-six hours’ worth of Fs before LSU finally threw me out.” From 1966 to 1968, James served a two-year enlistment in the United States Marine Corps where he was stationed stateside, at Camp Pendleton in San Diego. There, James achieved the rank of Corporal. He finished his studies at LSU at night after the conclusion of his military enlistment. In 1970, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in General Studies. In 1973, James earned his Juris Doctor degree.
James Carville Mary Matalin | Wife
He is happily married to Mary Matalin, a 68-year-old American political consultant born on August 19, 1953, in Burnham, Illinois. Mary worked for George H. W. Bush on his 1992 presidential reelection campaign. The couple was hitched in October 1993 New Orlean.
James Carville Daughters | Children
James and his wife Mary Matalin are proud parents to their two daughters. The couple relocated their family from Virginia to New Orleans in 2008. James has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Also, he has spoken publicly about ADHD for organizations such as Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
James Carville Ragin Cajun
James is nicknamed the “Ragin’ Cajun”, he gained national attention in 1992 for his work as the lead strategist of the successful Bill Clinton presidential campaign. By then, Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. Currently, James is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He has worked as a junior high school science teacher. Prior to joining politics, James worked as an attorney from 1973 to 1979 at McKernnan, Beychok, Screen, and Pierson, a Baton Rouge law firm.
James Carville Books
– 1995 All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President, with Mary Matalin and Peter Knobler
– 1996 We’re Right, They’re Wrong: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives
– 1998 …And The Horse He Rode In On: The People vs. Kenneth Starr
– 2000 Stickin: The Case for Loyalty (2000) with Paul Begala
– 2001 Suck Up, Buck Up… and Come Back When You Foul Up
– 2004 Had Enough?
– 2006 Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future, with Paul Begala
– 2009 40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation
– 2012 It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! with Stan Greenberg
– 2014 Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home, with Mary Matalin
– 2016 We’re Still Right, They’re Still Wrong: The Democrats’ Case for 2016.
James Carville Net Worth
He is an American author and political consultant with an estimated net worth of $7 million
How Old Is James Carville
James is 77 years old. He was born on October 25, 1944, in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States of America.
Is James Carville Still Married
Yes. He is happily married to Mary Matalin, a 68-year-old American political consultant born on August 19, 1953, in Burnham, Illinois. The couple was hitched in October 1993 in New Orlean.
Who Is James Carville Married To
Mary Matalin, is a 68-year-old American political consultant born on August 19, 1953, in Burnham, Illinois. Mary worked for George H. W. Bush on his 1992 presidential reelection campaign. The couple was hitched in October 1993 in New Orlean.
Who Is James Carville
James is an American author and political consultant. He has strategized for candidates for public office in the United States and in 23 nations abroad. As a Democrat, James is also a media personality with expertise in U.S. elections. He has appeared frequently on cable news programs, in podcasts, and also in his public speeches.