Catherine Chelsea Rampell (born November 4, 1984) is an American opinion editor and nationally syndicated opinion columnist.

Catherine Rampell
Rampell in 2016
Born
Catherine Chelsea Rampell

(1984-11-04) November 4, 1984 (age 40)
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Occupation(s)Opinion writer, columnist
Spouse
Christopher Conlon
(m. 2014)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

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Rampell grew up in a Jewish family in South Florida, the daughter of Ellen (née Kahn), an accountant, and Richard Rampell.[1][2][3] Both of her parents are Princeton alumni.[4]

Rampell graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts (AB) in anthropology in 2007 after completing a 150-page-long senior thesis, titled "Hawk the Vote: Marketing Voting to American Youth", under the supervision of James A. Boon.[5][1][6]

Career

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Rampell is an opinion columnist for The Washington Post and a member of The Washington Post Writers Group. She is also a political commentator for CNN and PBS NewsHour.[7] Prior to joining The Washington Post, Rampell was an economics journalist, theater critic, and blogger for The New York Times.[8]

In a roundtable discussion on CNN in 2025, she dared Scott Jennings to raise his arm the way Elon Musk did, whom Jennings was defending.[9]

Personal life

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In September 2014, Rampell married Christopher Conlon.[10] Conlon has served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia University and Associate Professor of Economics at New York University's Stern School of Business.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rampell, Catherine; Haynesworth, Leah J. (April 6, 2011). "Not your mother's Princeton". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Patterson, Duane (November 2, 2015). "Washington Post Opinion Columnist Catherine Rampell Defends The CNBC Moderators And MSM Bias - Interview by Hugh Hewitt". AM 1260. I would say I'm an agnostic. I was raised Jewish, but now am pretty secular.
  3. ^ Rampell, Catherine (March 13, 2018). "Catherine Rampell: Hey, Putin: Don't pin this on the Jews. Let's be frank: If Jews had rigged the election, it would have had a way different outcome". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2024. But as a Jew, I find Putin's attempt to implicate my people to be disgusting, offensive and obviously false.
  4. ^ Rampell, Catherine (December 20, 2006). "Standing up for legacy admissions". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Rampell, Catherine C. (2007). Boon, James A. (ed.). "Hawk the Vote: Marketing Voting to American Youth". Princeton University.
  6. ^ "Catherine Rampell". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Calderone, Michael (March 6, 2018). "The Sam Nunberg Show — Pitaro to lead ESPN — Ex-WSJ reporter's ordeal — New NYT politics editor". Politico. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  8. ^ Byers, Dylan (January 28, 2014). "Catherine Rampell leaves NYT for WaPo". Politico. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Pro-Musk Scott Jennings Is Dared to Repeat 'Nazi Salute' During On-Air Brawl". The Daily Beast. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ^ Allen, Mike (September 24, 2014). "'Weekend Wedding,' in 61 days to midterms: Packer Game Day Edition". Politico. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Christopher Conlon". New York University. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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