Background
Harwood, John A. was born on June 29, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
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John A. Harwood
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Creighton University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978). University of Arizona (Juris Doctor. University of Florida (Master of Laws, 1989).
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Editor, University of Arizona Law Review, 1980-1981.
Career
He is also a contributor for The New York Times. He writes a weekly column entitled "The Caucus" that appears on Monday about Washington politics and policy. Before joining the Times, he wrote for The Wall Street Journal.
A 1978 magna cum laude graduate of Duke University, Harwood has also served as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
He frequently appears on Washington Week, a public affairs program on Public Broadcasting Service hosted by Gwen Ifill, as well as National Broadcasting Company"s Meet the Press, and Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company"s Morning Joe. Harwood"s father, Richard Harwood, was a reporter and writer for The Louisville Times and The Washington Post.
According to John Harwood"s article in The Washington Post (April 30, 2000, page B4), Harwood"s mother was an active campaigner for the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 and Harwood, at age 11, appeared in a television ad for Robert F. Kennedy"s 1968 campaign. Harwood, along with co-author Gerald Seib, were Tim Russert"s guests in Russert"s last taped interview for Russert"s Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company eponymous interview program, which was to air the weekend of June 14, 2008, just hours before Russert"s death.
Harwood was a moderator for Consumer News and Business Channel"s Republican Presidential Debate on October 28, 2015.
Harwood was widely criticized by both the debate candidates and the media for his performance as moderator. In particular, some claimed that Harwood lied about Marco Rubio"s tax plan.
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However, Nobel laureate economist and fellow New York Times columnist Paul Krugman in his opinion column linked to an article that defended Harwood on that point.
Membership
Member, North Atlanta Tax Council, 1985-1988. Member: Atlanta, Nebraska State, American and International Bar Associations. State Bar of Arizona.
State Bar of Georgia.
(General Attorney).
