James Carville is a famous American political consultant and strategist who became famous for leading the successful presidential campaign of Bill Clinton.
James Carville
@Political Consultant, Birthday and Childhood
Oct 25, 1944
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: October 25, 1944
- Nationality: American
- Famous: Political Consultant, Media Personalities, TV Anchors
- City/State: Louisiana
- Spouses: Mary Matalin (m. 1993)
- Siblings: Angela, Bill, Bonnie, Gail, Mary Anne, Pat, Steve
- Known as: Chester James Carville Jr.
James Carville born at
Fort Benning
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Birth Place
He is married to Republican political pundit Mary Matalin whom he wed in 1993. They have two daughters.
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Personal Life
He was born as the eldest son of Lucille and Chester James Carville. His mother was a former school teacher and a door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman while his father was a postmaster who also owned a general store. He has seven younger siblings.
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Childhood & Early Life
He attended Ascension Catholic High School. He went to the Louisiana State University from where he received his undergraduate and Juris Doctor Degrees.
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Childhood & Early Life
He started his career as a litigator at a Baton Rouge law firm in 1973. He served there for six years till 1979. He served in the United States Marine Corps for two years and achieved the rank of a Corporal.
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Career
He had received training in consulting from Gus Weill who had founded the first advertising firm which specialized in political campaigns. Carville began managing political campaigns in 1982.
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Career
He achieved his first big victory in 1986 when he managed the gubernatorial victory of Robert Casey of Pennsylvania. The very next year he guided Wallace Wilkinson in successfully running for the governor’s seat in Kentucky. In 1990 he helped Zell Miller of Georgia in his triumphant gubernatorial run.
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Career
The decade of the 1990s brought with it great victories for Carville. He along with his consulting partner Paul Begala helped incumbent Senator Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania to lead back from a 40-point poll deficit over his opponent Dick Thornburgh in 1991. This victory made Carville and Begala much sought after political consultants all over the nation.
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The year 1992 was the turning point for James Carville. Chosen as the lead strategist for the then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton for his presidential campaign, he successfully led Clinton to presidency through his skillful diplomacy and energetic debating techniques.
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His claim to international fame was the U.S. presidential campaign in 1992 in which he led Bill Clinton to victory. Even though he was already an established political consultant and strategist at that time, this achievement helped him reach the pinnacles of glory.
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Major Works