Kate Obenshain

Kate Obenshain (born November 14, 1968) is an American journalist and politician. She is a conservative political commentator, who formerly served as Vice President of the Young America's Foundation. She regularly appears as a guest on the Fox News Channel.

Education/career Obenshain is a graduate of the University of Virginia where she was editor of the campus conservative newspaper, The Virginia Advocate. She stepped down from that post on November 15, 2006, following the 2006 midterm elections to serve as Senator George Allen's Chief of Staff for the remainder of his term in the U.S. Senate following the Senator's loss.

She has spoken on college campuses for eighteen years on such topics as "The New Face of Feminism: It’s Wearing Lipstick," "Our Descent into Liberalism," and "America’s Noble Heritage: Hope from the Founding Fathers." Kate speaks across the nation on a wide variety of issues including life, national security, education, economic policy, political correctness on campus, and the changing role of women in public policy.

She is a Virginia native and currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia.

She filed for divorce from her former husband Phillip in 2006.

Other achievements Obenshain serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.

She is a co-founder of James 1:27 Foundation, a conservative non-profit organization. Great American Conservative Women Calendars.

Her work is featured in the book Great American Conservative Women.