Kevin Drum Blog, Lead, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, And Net Worth

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Kevin Drum is an American blogger and journalist. He initially rose to prominence in 2003 through the popularity of his independent blog called Calpundit which he operated until 2004. Later, Kevin was invited to launch another blog called Political Animal in 2004 for the Washington Monthly. The blog was active until 2008.

In 2008,  Kevin took a writing and blogging position at Mother Jones magazine. Kevin worked at RadioShack for several years following his graduation. In 1983, he became a store manager in Costa Mesa, California. Subsequently, Kevin got a technical-writing job with a local technology company. He also served as a  product manager at Emulex. Kevin started working at Kofax Image Products in 1992.

He was promoted from the position of VP for Marketing in 2000 to become the general manager of the Ascent Software Business Unit within Kofax. The following year, Kevin moved to a newly created position with the business development arm of the Dicom Group, Kofax’s parent company called Dicom New Ventures. In 2002, he quit and took a position as a marketing consultant. Kevin gave that up in 2004 to concentrate full-time on writing

Kevin Drum Age

He was born on October 19, 1958, in Long Beach, California, United States. Kevin is 63 years old.

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Kevin Drum Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Kevin stands at the height of 5 ft 11 in ( Approx 1.8m)

Kevin Drum Family

He was born and raised by his parents in Long Beach, California, United States. In an interview with Norman Geras, Kevin said that his intellectual heroes were Edward R. Murrow,  John Maynard Keynes, Isaac Newton, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Charles Darwin. Also, Kevin considers Benjamin Franklin his all-time favorite political hero

Kevin Drum Wife

He wedded the love of his life, Mariana, in 1993. The couple has no children and they currently live in Irvine, California. The couple adopted a cat in 2014 and named it Hilbert, after a famous German mathematician called David Hilbert. in 2021, they adopted another cat which they named Charlie.

Kevin posted on October 24, 2014,  stating that he was undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma. He updated readers on October 18, 2016, that it had been two years since his diagnosis and he was “still alive and kicking.” Kevin reported in August 2018 that his multiple myeloma remained well under control.

Kevin Drum Education

He earned his high school diploma from Pacifica High School based in Garden Grove, California. From there, Kevin enrolled at Caltech. He studied there for two years prior to transferring to California State University, Long Beach. In 1981, he graduated from CSU earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism.  While in college, Kevin served as city editor of the university’s student-run newspaper called The Daily 49er.

Kevin Drum Jabberwocky

He started blogging in 2002 at his own site. In 2004, Kevin joined Washington Monthly and then moved to Mother Jones in 2008. There, he blogged and wrote for the print magazine for 12 years. In 2021, he came full circle, leaving MoJo to once again blog at his own site Before becoming a blogger, Kevin served as the vice president of marketing for a software company called Kofax Image Products based in Irvine, California. Kevin was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow in 2014. It’s currently incurable, but modern treatments are pretty good and he remains alive and hopeful that a cure is on the way.

Kevin Drum Blog

He is a political blogger and writer who formerly worked for the Washington Monthly and Mother Jones magazine. Now, Kevin is on his own blog. He started blogging in 2003 after launching his independent blog, Calpundit. Later, Kevin was hired by The Washington Monthly, which wanted a blog to launch Political Animal in 2004. Kevin defended Hillary Clinton during her email controversy, stating that  Clinton’s actions were “non-scandalous” and that she is “honest to a fault when discussing policy”

Kevin Drum Lead

The blogger published a series of blogs with evidence that suggests a link between crime and environmental lead. Kevin included the link between the decline in US crime rates and the phaseout of leaded gasoline. Public health researcher Jessica Reyes and economist Rick Nevin popularized The theory. In  January 2013 Kevin’s thesis was criticized by Jim Manzi. Even so, Kevin has continued to document new evidence in support of the theory.

Kevin Drum Net Worth

He is an American blogger and journalist. Kevin has accumulated an estimated net worth of $2,694,782.

How Old Is Kevin Drum

Kevin is 63 years old. He was born on October 19, 1958, in Long Beach, California, United States.

Is Kevin Drum Married

Kevin married Mariana in 1993. The couple has no children and they currently live in Irvine, California.

Who Is Kevin Drum

Kevin is an American blogger and journalist. He initially rose to prominence in 2003 through the popularity of his independent blog called Calpundit which he operated until 2004.

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