Catherine Chelsea Rampell (born November 4, 1984) is an American opinion journalist and nationally syndicated opinion columnist.

Early life and education

Rampell grew up in a

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family in

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, the daughter of Ellen (née Kahn), an accountant, and Richard Rampell. Rampell graduated

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from

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with an A.B. in

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in 2007 after completing a 150-page-long senior thesis, titled "Hawk the Vote: Marketing Voting to American Youth", under the supervision of James A. Boon. Both of her parents are Princeton alumni.

Career

Rampell is an opinion columnist for ''

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'' and a member of

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. She also is a CNN & PBS NewsHour Political Commentator. Prior to joining ''The Washington Post'', Rampell was an economics journalist, theater critic, and blogger for ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2014, she married Christopher Conlon.

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