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Betsey Wright (Betsey Ross Wright) was born on 4 July, 1943 in Alpine, Texas, U.S., is an American political consultant. Discover Betsey Wright's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As Betsey Ross Wright
Occupation Lobbyist, political consultant, activist
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 4 July, 1943
Birthday 4 July
Birthplace Alpine, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1943

Betsey Ross Wright (born July 4, 1943) is an American lobbyist, activist, and political consultant who worked more than a decade for Bill Clinton in Arkansas.

She served as chief of staff to Governor Clinton for seven years.

Wright was born July 4, 1943, in Alpine, Texas.

She attended Alpine High School and received her higher education at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts.

1968

Wright served as President of the Texas Young Democrats from 1968-1969.

1970

During the late 1970s, Wright founded and served as executive director of the now-defunct National Women's Education Fund, an organization based in Washington, D.C. which raised funds for women candidates.

While there, she designed, organized and conducted training programs throughout the country for women candidates, campaign managers, and officeholders.

1972

Wright worked for George McGovern's unsuccessful 1972 presidential campaign.

It was during this campaign when she met Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham.

Wright became close friends with Rodham, a woman she thought had the potential to become a U.S. senator or America's first female president.

1973

In 1973, Wright moved to Washington, D.C. and began working for the National Women's Political Caucus, hoping the job would further Rodham's political viability.

1974

During Clinton's unsuccessful run for the House of Representatives in 1974, Wright commuted on the weekends to Arkansas to assist his campaign.

1977

in 1977, Wright became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP).

1980

In 1980, ten days after his defeat for re-election as governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton asked Wright to come to Little Rock and help organize the campaign's records and files.

Bringing only her suitcase, Wright traveled to Little Rock and began formulating Clinton's political comeback.

1982

She organized and ran Clinton's successful 1982 gubernatorial campaign, as well as his re-election campaigns in 1984 and 1986.

The New York Times credited Wright as being "an architect of [Clinton's] rise to power in Arkansas."

In 1982, Wright was appointed as chief of staff to Governor Clinton.

Her duties included managing public support for Clinton's controversial education reforms.

1989

Wright resigned from her position in 1989, citing exhaustion.

1990

In the 1990s, Wright was an executive for the Wexler Group, a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. She currently resides in Rogers, Arkansas.

In 1990, Wright was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas and was hired as its executive director.

1992

As deputy chair of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign, Wright established the rapid response system that was responsible for defending Clinton's record in Arkansas and promptly answering all personal attacks on the candidate.

During the 1992 campaign, Wright coined the term "bimbo eruptions" to describe rumors alleging extramarital affairs by Clinton.

While serving as a fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 1992, Wright led a seminar entitled "High Tech Politics".

She resigned to return to Arkansas and assist Clinton during his run for the presidency.

Wright served as deputy chair of the Clinton campaign during the 1992 election, but did not work for the Clinton administration.

On the eve of the 1992 election, Anne Wexler offered Wright a position as executive vice president of the Wexler Group, a lobbying firm whose parent company is the WPP Group.

As a lobbyist, Wright's clients included American Airlines, the American Dietetic Association, the American Forest & Paper Association, and ARCO, among others.

Wright is a supporter of the feminist movement, a prisoners' rights advocate, and strongly opposes capital punishment.

She often visits inmates on Arkansas' death row at the Varner Unit, a high-security prison located near Grady.

1993

Wright appeared in the 1993 documentary film The War Room, a behind the scenes look at Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign.

1996

The character of Libby Holden in Joe Klein's 1996 novel Primary Colors is loosely based on Wright.

2000

She was sentenced to one year of probation and a $2000 fine.

2004

Wright also appeared in the 2004 documentary The Hunting of the President: The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill Clinton, a film adaption of the book written by Joe Conason and Gene Lyons, and the 2012 American Experience documentary Clinton.

2005

While visiting a death row inmate in 2005, Wright was accused of trying to smuggle money into the prison.

After the incident, Wright lost visitation privileges for six months.

2009

In August 2009, the Arkansas State's Attorney's office filed 51 felony charges against Wright, accusing her of attempting to smuggle a knife, tweezers, a Boxcutter, and 48 tattoo needles into the Varner Unit on May 22.

During an interview with the Associated Press, Wright denied any wrongdoing, saying that the needles were in a bag of chips that she got from a prison vending machine.

2010

In April 2010, Wright agreed in a plea bargain to plead no contest to two misdemeanors; in exchange, 48 felony counts were dropped.