Sounds like she worked hard and is good at networking.

Maybe you can tell us how you think she got the job. Surely you are not downplaying her hard work because she’s a young woman, and you think that women can only get high profile jobs by doing something unsavory, right? That wouldn’t be very “democrat” of you, now wouldn’t it?

During her education at Saint Anselm College, Leavitt interned at Fox News. The summer before her senior year of college, she interned in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence. She returned briefly after her 2019 graduation, before joining the White House Press Office as an assistant press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany. Following the conclusion of the first Trump administration, she was hired as the communications director for Republican U.S. representative Elise Stefanik from New York.

In 2022, Leavitt announced she was running for the US House of Representatives in New Hampshire’s 1st district. She campaigned with a focus on conservative values, reduced taxes, strong law enforcement, and gun rights. The Republican primary attracted wide attention because both candidates were former Trump administration staffers. Leavitt differentiated herself with a brazen style that resembled Trump’s, and gained right-wing supporters including Lauren Boebert, Ted Cruz, and her mentor Elise Stefanik. She criticized Matt Mowers with references to “the swamp” and “establishment Republicans” for his funding from outside PACs.

In September 2022, Leavitt won the Republican primary in an upset victory, beating Mowers, who had been leading in the polls, by 10 percentage points. Donald Trump congratulated her for succeeding “against all odds”. After she lost the general election to Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas by eight percentage points, he worked for a roster of clients. She declined to run again in 2024.

Thanks, friend!