Alice Stewart, Republican strategist and political commentator on CNN, has passed away. She is 58 years old.
Her death was announced by CNN. Police found Ms. Stewart’s body outdoors in Northern Virginia early Saturday morning, the company said. Authorities believe she suffered a medical emergency.
Mark Thompson, CNN’s chief executive, described her in an email to staff as “a political veteran and an Emmy-winning journalist who brings an incomparable light.” for CNN coverage” and who is known not only “for her political savvy but also for her political savvy.” her unwavering kindness,” CNN report.
Ms. Stewart has appeared on the cable news channel as a conservative commentator since the 2016 presidential race. Previously, Ms. Stewart worked on several Republican presidential campaigns .
She was communications director for the 2008 presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, and continued to serve in the same role for Republican candidates in the next two elections, including Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Ted Cruz, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Ms. Stewart served as deputy secretary of state in Arkansas, according to the Harvard Kennedy School of Politicswhere she was a fellow in 2020. She has also worked for the Republican Party and conservative organizations.
At CNN, Ms. Stewart identified herself as a staunch supporter of conservatism while the Republican Party was reshaping itself under the leadership of former President Donald J. Trump.
“I don’t think everything he does is great and I don’t think everything he does is bad,” Ms. Stewart said of Mr. Trump in a 2020 interview with the Harvard Politics Review. “My position at CNN is to be a conservative voice but also an independent thinker.”
In an opinion piece published on CNN last year, Ms. Stewart asked Republican voters to reconsider their unconditional support for Mr. Trump’s 2024 bid in the face of multiple accusations. various criminal charges he faced.
“This is a campaign about self-preservation, not altruistic public service,” Ms. Stewart wrote. “I don’t believe that’s how you make America great again.”
Ms. Stewart had experience presenting ideas on live television long before joining CNN.
Before moving into politics in 2005 as press secretary under the direction of Mr. HuckabeeAccording to LinkedIn, Ms. Stewart was a news anchor and reporter for seven years at an NBC television affiliate in Little Rock, Ark.
“I like reporting on politics. I love the court. I like breaking news,” Ms. Stewart said in a 2020 interview with Harvard International Review. “However, a few years ago I realized that there might be something different for me to do.”
Ms. Stewart was born on March 11, 1966 in Atlanta, according to CNN. She has degrees in broadcast news and political science from the University of Georgia, according to Harvard International Review.
Ms. Stewart last appeared on CNN on Friday on “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” CNN said.
A list of survivors was not immediately available.
