Jessica Gavora

Jessica Gavora
Born
Jessica Lynn Gavora

1963 (age 60–61)
Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
EducationMarquette University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children1
RelativesLucianne Goldberg (mother-in-law)

Jessica Lynn Gavora (born 1963) is an American conservative writer on politics and culture, a speechwriter, and a former policy advisor at the United States Department of Justice.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Gavora was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, one of nine children of Paul (1931–2018) and Donna Gavora (1931-2017), the owners of shopping centers, beverage stores and other businesses.[2][1] She grew up in Fairbanks where she played high school basketball against future Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.[3][4] She studied political science and journalism at Marquette University, then earned a master's degree in American foreign policy and international economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 1993.[2][1]

Career[edit]

In the 1990s, she was director of programs at the New Citizenship Project,[5] an organization which initiated the neoconservative Project for the New American Century.[6] Gavora later became U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's chief speechwriter and was a senior policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Justice.[2][1] She worked as a speechwriter and advisor for Nikki Haley during Haley's time as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.[7] She has written speeches for various public figures, including former House speaker Newt Gingrich, and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.[8] In November 2010, Sarah Palin cited Gavora for her "important work" on Palin's book, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag.[4][9]

Gavora is the author of the 2001 book Tilting the Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex, and Title IX, a critical review of the effect that gender equity policies have had on male and female school sports (ISBN 978-1893554801).[1][10] She has written for conservative magazines including The Weekly Standard[11] and National Review.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Gavora has been married to conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg since 2001.[2] She and Goldberg have one child and they live in the Washington, D.C., area.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The authors – Jessica Gavora". New Threats to Freedom. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Weddings; Jessica Gavora, Jonah Goldberg". The New York Times. August 26, 2001. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Jessica Gavora (September 15, 2008). "The Game Changer". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Sarah Palin (November 23, 2010). America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag. Harper Collins. p. 271. We started out on opposing teams on the high school parquet, but our Alaskan roots connected us...
  5. ^ Jessica Gavora (April 22, 1996). "Colorblind Like Me". The Weekly Standard.
  6. ^ "About PNAC". Project for the New American Century. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  7. ^ "Nikki Haley's Excellent Timing". National Review Online. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Jessica Gavora | National Review". National Review. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  9. ^ Gail Collins (December 17, 2010). "The Gingrich who stole Christmas". The New York Times.
  10. ^ Jessica Gavora (November 2001). Tilting the Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex, and Title IX. Encounter Books. pp. 171. ISBN 1-893554-35-X.
  11. ^ "Author, Jessica Gavora:Articles". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  12. ^ Kathryn Jean Lopez (July 1, 2002). "Spoiled Sports Title IX today". The National Review. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

External links[edit]

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