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David Axelrod Biography

David Axelrod is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 22, 1955 in New York City, New York State, United States. The Senior Advisor of White House Senior Advisor to President Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 who was one of the most recognizable faces of the Obama administration. He joined NBC News and MSNBC as Senior Political Analyst in 2013 after he left the White House. from 2009 until 2011, who was among the most famous names of Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 who was one of the most recognizable faces of the Obama administration. He joined NBC News and MSNBC as Senior Political Analyst in 2013 after he left the White House.’s Obama administration. He was hired by NBC News and MSNBC as Senior Political Analyst in 2013, following leaving his post at the White House.

The Senior Strategist was responsible of He was the Senior Strategist for Barack Obama‘s successful re-election campaign in 2012.’s successful election campaign for re-election in 2012.

David M. Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and analyst and former White House official. He is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. After Obama’s election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. He left the position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama’s successful re-election campaign in 2012. Axelrod wrote for the Chicago Tribune, and joined CNN as Senior Political Commentator in 2015. As of December 2019, Axelrod serves as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics. His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.

Describing the appeal of politics, he told the Los Angeles Times, “I got into politics because I believe in idealism. Just to be a part of this effort that seems to be rekindling the kind of idealism that I knew when I was a kid, it’s a great thing to do. So I find myself getting very emotional about it.” At thirteen years old, he was selling campaign buttons for Robert F. Kennedy. After graduating from New York’s Stuyvesant High School in 1972, Axelrod attended the University of Chicago, where he majored in political science.

He has three kids with the wife Susan.

NameDavid Axelrod
First NameDavid
Last NameAxelrod
OccupationPolitician
BirthdayFebruary 22
Birth Year1955
Place of BirthNew York City
Home TownNew York State
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAquarius
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SpouseSusan Landau
Children(s)Lauren Axelrod, Michael Axelrod, Ethan Axelrod

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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The Chicago Tribune hired Axelrod after his graduation from college. He worked there for eight years, covering national, state and local politics, becoming their youngest political writer in 1981. At 27, he became the City Hall Bureau Chief and a political columnist for the paper. He left the Tribune and joined the campaign of U.S. Senator Paul Simon as communications director in 1984. Within weeks he was promoted to co-campaign manager.

David Axelrod Net Worth

David Axelrod is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Axelrod's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a reporter for The Chicago Tribune while attending the University of Chicago, where he earned a degree in Political Science.

He also told host of “Morning Joe” that he would cut his mustache in the event that Obama loses Pennsylvania, Minnesota, or Michigan during the 2012 Presidential Elections. He could maintain his signature mustache.

Axelrod was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in its Stuyvesant Town area. He was raised in a liberal Jewish family and had his bar mitzvah ceremony at the Brotherhood Synagogue in Manhattan. His mother, Myril Bennett (née Davidson), was a journalist at PM, a liberal-leaning 1940s newspaper, and later an advertising executive at Young & Rubicam. His father, Joseph Axelrod, was a psychologist and avid baseball fan, who migrated from Eastern Europe to the United States at the age of eleven. He attended Public School 40 in Manhattan. Axelrod’s parents separated when he was eight years old.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomePolitician
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In 1985, Axelrod formed the political consultancy firm, Axelrod & Associates. In 1987 he worked on the successful reelection campaign of Harold Washington, Chicago’s first black mayor, while spearheading Simon’s campaign for the 1988 Democratic Presidential nomination. This established his experience in working with black politicians; he later became a key player in similar mayoral campaigns of black candidates, including Dennis Archer in Detroit, Michael R. White in Cleveland, Anthony A. Williams in Washington, D.C., Lee P. Brown in Houston, and John F. Street in Philadelphia. Axelrod is a longtime strategist for the former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and styles himself a “specialist in urban politics.” The Economist notes he also specializes in “packaging black candidates for white voters”.

In January 1990, Axelrod was hired to be the media consultant for the all but official re-election campaign of Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt. However, Goldschmidt announced in February that he would not seek re-election. Axelrod was retained by the Liberal Party of Ontario to help Dalton McGuinty and his party in 2002 to be elected into government in the October 2003 election. Axelrod’s effect on Ontario was heard through the winning Liberal appeal to “working families” and placing an emphasis on positive policy contrasts like canceling corporate tax breaks to fund education and health.

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As an undergraduate, Axelrod wrote for the Hyde Park Herald, covering politics, and earned an internship at the Chicago Tribune. He lost his father to suicide in 1977, around the time of his graduation. While at the University of Chicago he met his future wife, business student Susan Landau (daughter of research doctor Richard L. Landau), and they married in 1979. In June 1981, their first child, a daughter, was diagnosed with epilepsy at seven months of age.

Axelrod is credited with implementing a strategy that encourages the participation of people, a lesson drawn partly from Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign as well as a personal goal of Barack Obama. Axelrod explained to Rolling Stone, “When we started this race, Barack told us that he wanted the campaign to be a vehicle for involving people and giving them a stake in the kind of organizing he believed in. According to Axelrod getting volunteers involved became the legacy of the campaign ” This includes drawing on “Web 2.0” technology and viral media to support a grassroots strategy. Obama’s web platform allows supporters to blog, create their own personal page, and even phonebank from home. Axelrod’s elaborate use of the Internet helped Obama to organize under-30 voters and build over 475,000 donors in 2007, most of whom were Internet donors contributing less than $100 each. The Obama strategy stood in contrast to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, which benefited from high name recognition, large donors and strong support among established Democratic leaders.

Who is David Axelrod Dating?

According to our records, David Axelrod married to Susan Landau . As of December 1, 2023, David Axelrod’s is not dating anyone.

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Axelrod first met Obama in 1992, when Bettylu Saltzman, a Chicago democrat, introduced the two of them after Obama had impressed her at a black voter registration drive that he ran. Obama consulted Axelrod before he delivered a 2002 anti-war speech, and asked him to read drafts of his book The Audacity of Hope.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Axelrod celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

In 2004, Axelrod worked for John Edwards’ presidential campaign. He lost responsibility for making ads, but continued as the campaign’s spokesman. Regarding Edwards’ failed 2004 presidential campaign, Axelrod has commented, “I have a whole lot of respect for John, but at some point the candidate has to close the deal and—I can’t tell you why—that never happened with John.”

What does David Axelrod do now?

Currently, Axelrod serves as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics. His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics. New York City, New York, U.S.

What genre is David Axelrod?

Jazz

How old is David Axelrod?

67 years (February 22, 1955)

What band was Axelrod in?

Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr.; born February 6, 1962) is an American singer. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock and heavy metal band Guns N’ Roses, and has also been the band’s sole constant member since its inception in 1985.

Who was Barack Obama's campaign manager?

David Plouffe (/ˈplʌf/; born May 27, 1967) is an American political and business strategist best known as the campaign manager for Barack Obama’s successful 2008 presidential campaign.

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