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Karen Tumulty was born on 1 December, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., is an American journalist. Discover Karen Tumulty'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 68 years old?

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Occupation Political columnist
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 1 December, 1955
Birthday 1 December
Birthplace San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1955

Karen Tumulty (born December 1, 1955) is a political columnist for The Washington Post.

1973

Tumulty graduated from David Crockett High School in Austin, Texas in May 1973.

1977

She later graduated in 1977 from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Journalism with high honors; she is an alumna of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority.

She wrote for The Daily Texan student newspaper.

Tumulty began her career in 1977 at the now-defunct San Antonio Light.

Tumulty spent 14 years with the Los Angeles Times, covering the US Congress, economics, business, energy, and general-assignment beats.

1981

She received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1981.

Tumulty is married to Paul Richter and has two sons, Nicholas and Jack.

She is Catholic.

1982

While at the Times, she won the Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business and financial journalism in 1982 for Large Newspapers, and the National Press Foundation's Edwin Hood Award for diplomatic correspondence in 1993.

1994

Before joining the Post, Tumulty wrote for Time from October 1994 to April 2010.

She was a Congressional Correspondent, as well as the National Political Correspondent based in Washington D.C. for the magazine.

Tumulty joined Time in 1994.

1995

She covered Congress for two years, during which time she reported and wrote the magazine's 1995 "Man of the Year" profile of Newt Gingrich.

1996

In 1996, she became a White House Correspondent, writing major stories on President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.

2001

She became the National Political Correspondent in 2001.

2008

In the 2008 presidential campaign, Tumulty accused the campaign of Senator John McCain of "playing the race card" for a television ad criticizing the connections between Senator Barack Obama and Franklin Raines, the former CEO of Fannie Mae.

Tumulty wrote that the ad displayed "sinister images of two black men, followed by one of a vulnerable-looking elderly white woman."

The McCain campaign pointed out that they had also produced an ad criticizing the connections of Barack Obama to Jim Johnson, another former Fannie Mae CEO who is white.

According to the McCain campaign, Tumulty did not correct her post, but responded with "I grew up in Texas. I know what this stuff looks like."

The McCain campaign accused Tumulty of "hysterical liberal bias."

2010

In 2010, Tumulty joined The Washington Post, where she received the 2013 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting.

2012

Admiral William H. McRaven, her fifth grade classmate and commander of USSOCOM, was her guest at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

Adm. McRaven commanded JSOC when it planned and carried out Operation Neptune Spear, the U.S. Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

2018

She became a political columnist in 2018.

In 2021, she was named deputy editorial page editor.

Tumulty's coverage of health care reform issues has been informed by her personal experience with her brother Patrick's health problems.

Besides her work in print journalism, she has appeared as a television/webcasting news analyst on the public affairs programs Washington Week on PBS, PBS NewsHour, and Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News (as part of the 'All-Star Panel').