Kathleen Matthews

1953

San Francisco, California, United States of America

Prior to joining Marriott International, she was a reporter for 25 years at WJLA-television She is a candidate for the United States. House of Representatives for Maryland"s 8th congressional district in the 2016 elections. She is a 1975 graduate of Stanford University. In 2004 she was Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has honorary degrees from the University of South Carolina and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. Since 1980 she has been married to Chris Matthews, host of Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show. They live in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and have three children: Michael(1983), Thomas(1986), Caroline(1989). Matthews is active in her community and industry, and has served on the boards of the United States. Travel Association, Catholic Charities, the Black Student Fund, Suited for Change, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Nantucket Film Festival and Nantucket Dreamland Theater. Matthews began working at American Broadcasting Company"s Washington District of Columbia affiliate WJLA in 1976 as a production assistant. She worked her way up to producer and then she was a writer/reporter from 1982-1991. In 1991 she began anchoring. She was an anchor for 15 years thru 2006 when she retired. She hosted and executive produced the nationally syndicated Working Woman television show from 2001-2006. She hosted political show Capital Sunday on Sundays. She was named a 2002 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine, and a "Woman Who Means Business" by the Washington Business Journal. In July 2006 she was announced as Marriott executive vice president - global communications and public affairs She was responsible for the company’s external and internal communications including global brand and corporate public relations, corporate social responsibility, and government affairs She co-chairs Marriott’s Executive Green Council and serves on the United States. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board to the Secretary of Commerce, as well as the boards of the United States. Travel Association, the International Tourism Partnership, and the Economic Club of Washington. She is also currently active in the World Economic Forum Policy Councils. In 2011, Matthews launched her blog “Do a Latte” chronicling her travels across the globe. Matthews’s blog provides insight into her work with Marriott, philanthropic efforts, and personal world. In March 2015 she resigned from Marriott. On March 5, 2015, Politico"s Mike Allen reported that Matthews will run for Congress in Maryland"s 8th congressional district, where incumbent Chris Van Hollen is giving up his House seat to run for the United States Senate. Matthews officially announced her candidacy on June 3, 2015. Both candidates support gun control, clean energy, campaign finance reform and greater investment in education and health research. Mississippi Matthews has greater potential, following the Van Hollen model, to move the ball forward in those areas.".

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Background

Matthews was born in San Francisco, California.

Career

Prior to joining Marriott International, she was a reporter for 25 years at WJLA-television She is a candidate for the United States. House of Representatives for Maryland"s 8th congressional district in the 2016 elections. She is a 1975 graduate of Stanford University. In 2004 she was Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

She has honorary degrees from the University of South Carolina and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia.

Since 1980 she has been married to Chris Matthews, host of Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show. They live in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and have three children: Michael(1983), Thomas(1986), Caroline(1989).

Matthews is active in her community and industry, and has served on the boards of the United States. Travel Association, Catholic Charities, the Black Student Fund, Suited for Change, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Nantucket Film Festival and Nantucket Dreamland Theater. Matthews began working at American Broadcasting Company"s Washington District of Columbia affiliate WJLA in 1976 as a production assistant.

She worked her way up to producer and then she was a writer/reporter from 1982-1991.

In 1991 she began anchoring. She was an anchor for 15 years thru 2006 when she retired. She hosted and executive produced the nationally syndicated Working Woman television show from 2001-2006.

She hosted political show Capital Sunday on Sundays.

She was named a 2002 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine, and a "Woman Who Means Business" by the Washington Business Journal. In July 2006 she was announced as Marriott executive vice president - global communications and public affairs

She was responsible for the company’s external and internal communications including global brand and corporate public relations, corporate social responsibility, and government affairs She co-chairs Marriott’s Executive Green Council and serves on the United States. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board to the Secretary of Commerce, as well as the boards of the United States. Travel Association, the International Tourism Partnership, and the Economic Club of Washington.

She is also currently active in the World Economic Forum Policy Councils.

In 2011, Matthews launched her blog “Do a Latte” chronicling her travels across the globe. Matthews’s blog provides insight into her work with Marriott, philanthropic efforts, and personal world. In March 2015 she resigned from Marriott.

On March 5, 2015, Politico"s Mike Allen reported that Matthews will run for Congress in Maryland"s 8th congressional district, where incumbent Chris Van Hollen is giving up his House seat to run for the United States Senate.

Matthews officially announced her candidacy on June 3, 2015. Both candidates support gun control, clean energy, campaign finance reform and greater investment in education and health research.

Mississippi Matthews has greater potential, following the Van Hollen model, to move the ball forward in those areas.".

Achievements

She has also been awarded nine local Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award, among other top honors during her journalism career.

Politics

On March 16, 2016, The Washington Post Editorial Board endorsed Matthews, writing, "Our preference for Mississippi Matthews boils down to our belief that in Congress, she would be more pragmatic and less doctrinaire than the left-leaning Mr. Raskin, whose passionate liberalism is unsurpassed in Annapolis.

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