Jessica Gavora

Jessica Gavora
Born	Jessica Lynn Gavora 1963 (age 61–62) Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
Education	Marquette University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Spouse	Jonah Goldberg ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	1
Relatives	Lucianne Goldberg (mother-in-law)

Jessica Lynn Gavora (born 1963) is an American conservative writer on politics and culture, a speechwriter, and a former policy advisor at the United States Department of Justice. ^[1]

Early life and education

Gavora was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, one of nine children of Paul (1931–2018) and Donna Gavora (1931-2017), the owners of shopping centers, beverage stores and other businesses. ^{[2] [1]} She grew up in Fairbanks where she played high school basketball against future Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. ^{[3] [4]} She studied political science and journalism at Marquette University, then earned a master's degree in American foreign policy and international economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 1993. ^{[2] [1]}

Career

In the 1990s, she was director of programs at the New Citizenship Project, ^[5] an organization which initiated the neoconservative Project for the New American Century. ^[6] Gavora later became U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's chief speechwriter and was a senior policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Justice. ^{[2] [1]} She worked as a speechwriter and advisor for Nikki Haley during Haley's time as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. ^[7] She has written speeches for various public figures, including former House speaker Newt Gingrich, and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. ^[8] In November 2010, Sarah Palin cited Gavora for her "important work" on Palin's book, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag . ^{[4] [9]}

Gavora is the author of the 2001 book Tilting the Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex, and Title IX, a critical review of the effect that gender equity policies have had on male and female school sports ( ISBN   978-1893554801). ^{[1] [10]} She has written for conservative magazines including The Weekly Standard ^[11] and National Review . ^[12]

Personal life

Gavora has been married to conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg since 2001. ^[2] She and Goldberg have one child and they live in the Washington, D.C., area. ^[1]

References

1. "The authors – Jessica Gavora". New Threats to Freedom. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
2. "Weddings; Jessica Gavora, Jonah Goldberg". The New York Times. August 26, 2001. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
3. Jessica Gavora (September 15, 2008). "The Game Changer". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
4. Sarah Palin (November 23, 2010). America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag . Harper Collins. p.  271. We started out on opposing teams on the high school parquet, but our Alaskan roots connected us...
5. Jessica Gavora (April 22, 1996). "Colorblind Like Me". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012.
6. "About PNAC". Project for the New American Century. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
7. "Nikki Haley's Excellent Timing". National Review Online. 12 October 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
8. "Jessica Gavora | National Review". National Review . Retrieved 2020-09-13.
9. Gail Collins (December 17, 2010). "The Gingrich who stole Christmas". The New York Times.
10. Jessica Gavora (November 2001). Tilting the Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex, and Title IX . Encounter Books. pp.  171. ISBN   1-893554-35-X.
11. "Author, Jessica Gavora:Articles". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
12. Kathryn Jean Lopez (July 1, 2002). "Spoiled Sports Title IX today". The National Review. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

External links

• Jessica Gavora, Author bio and overview of her book, Tilting the Playing Field
• Appearances on C-SPAN