Background
Carpenter grew up in Montrose, Michigan.
Carpenter grew up in Montrose, Michigan.
Ball State University.
She is a former senior staffer to Senators Jim DeMint and Ted Cruz. She was a columnist for The Washington Times from 2009 to 2010, has an active Twitter following, and regularly appears as a political guest on a number of television programs. After graduating from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies in 2005, Carpenter worked as a congressional correspondent for Human Events from 2005 to 2007 before going to Townhall.com to become its national political reporter.
In March 2009, Carpenter took a position with The Washington Times, where she wrote a daily column called the Hot Button that covered political and cultural issues as well other news articles
In early 2010, Carpenter left The Washington Times and joined Senator Jim DeMint"s staff as senior communications advisor and speechwriter. In January 2013, Carpenter became senior communications advisor and speechwriter for Senator Ted Cruz.
In July 2015, Carpenter returned to her journalism career. She now works as a Cable News Network political commentator, frequently appearing on Anderson Cooper 360°.
Carpenter is also known as a blogger, author, and commentator.
She has made numerous media appearances, including segments on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Fox News"s The O"Reilly Factor, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, Hannity & Colmes, and The Big Story. Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company’s Tucker; Public Broadcasting Service"s To the Contrary and Cable News Network"s Larry King Live and Reliable Sources.
Her book The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy"s Dossier on Hillary Rodham Clinton was published in 2006. She later wrote about the 2008 presidential election for Glamour magazine"s blog "Glamocracy." As of June 2015, Carpenter had more than 56,000 followers on Twitter—more than any congressional staffer.