Briahna Joy Gray
Briahna Joy Gray (born August 15, 1985) is an American political commentator, lawyer, and political consultant who served as the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. Gray is a contributing editor for Current Affairs, and was a senior politics editor for The Intercept.[1][2][3] She hosts her own podcast, Bad Faith, and co-hosts The Hill's web series Rising.[4][5]
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| Born | August 15, 1985 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
| Political party | Independent |
Early life and education
Both of her parents were teachers.[6] During her childhood, Gray lived in North Carolina, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia.[7] Gray earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.[4][8]
Career
After graduating from law school, Gray worked as a corporate litigator in New York City for Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky LLP and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. She was also the host of Someone’s Wrong on the Internet, a podcast that covers politics and pop culture.[9] Gray was hired by The Intercept in 2018, and has also written columns for Rolling Stone, Current Affairs, The Guardian, and New York Magazine. Gray supported Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign and joined his 2020 campaign as his National Press Secretary.[4][10] Gray has stated that she voted for Jill Stein in the 2016 presidential election.[4][11][12]
In 2020, Gray was included in Fortune magazine's '40 Under 40' listing under the "Government and Politics" category.[13] On April 13, 2020, after Bernie Sanders dropped out of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary, Gray stated on Twitter that she did not endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.[14] In response, Bernie Sanders distanced himself from her saying that "She is my former press secretary — not on the payroll." Sanders also stated that it would be "irresponsible" not to vote for Biden.[15]
Since Sanders' 2020 Democratic primary campaign ended, Gray returned to her role as contributing editor at Current Affairs in addition to co-hosting the Bad Faith podcast with former Chapo Trap House co-host Virgil Texas.[4][16]
References
- ^ Fang, Marina (March 19, 2019). . HuffPost. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Calderone, Michael. "Sanders campaign: Media 'find Bernie annoying, discount his seriousness'". POLITICO. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Briahna Gray". The Intercept. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Kludt, Tom (February 18, 2021). . Vanity Fair. Conde Nast. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Briahna Joy Gray | The Hill | Page 1". The Hill. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Gray, Briahna Joy (March 13, 2019). "My parents were so committed to getting us a quality education (which we weren't getting in NC public schools) that they literally became teachers in the international school circuit so that we could have a better education for free. (Tuition was free for teacher's kids)". @briebriejoy. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Starr, Terrell Jermaine (March 20, 2020). "Bernie Sanders' Messenger: Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray Keeps Fighting the Good Fight". The Root. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (March 20, 2019). "Briahna Joy Gray, Bernie Sanders' Press Secretary: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ "The Intercept Adds an Editor Who'll Cover the Democrats' Future | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. April 26, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bernie Sanders' Messenger: Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray Keeps Fighting the Good Fight". The Root. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Regarding Briahna Joy Gray, the national press secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Briahna Joy Gray [@briebriejoy] (July 21, 2017). "I voted for Jill Stein. Feel free to hear my explanation re why on an early ep of @SWOTIpodcast" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Briahna Joy Gray | 2020 40 under 40 in Government and Politics". Fortune. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Sanders campaign spokeswoman: 'I don't endorse Joe Biden'". The Hill. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "AP Interview: Sanders says opposing Biden is irresponsible". Associated Press. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan (October 16, 2020). "The Chomsky position on voting". Current Affairs. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
External links
- Briahna Joy Gray at IMDb
- Bad Faith podcast