Sarah Longwell is an established political strategist from the Republic party known for her strong dedication to the anti-Trump movement.
Despite being from the same party, Longwell did her best to prevent the passage of the power to the former President, Donald Trump.
She was one of the prominent figures of the group of Republicans who wanted to overthrow Trump in 2018 and still worked to stop him from winning the election in 2020.
Besides her affiliation with the Never Trump Movement, Longwell is also famous for being the first-ever female national board chair of the Log Cabin Republicans, an organization within the Republic party that fights for the rights of the LGBT+ community.
She is also the first woman to become the chairman of the board of the same organization.
Biography & Wiki Table
Popular Name | Sarah Longwell |
Real Name | Sarah Longwell |
Date of birth | 1980 |
Age | 44 years old |
Place of birth | Pennsylvania, USA |
Hometown | Wormlysberg, Pennsylvania, USA |
Current city | Washington DC, USA |
Father | Robert Longwell |
Mother | Carol Longwell |
Siblings | One |
Sister | Victoria Longwell |
Orientation | Lesbian |
Status | Married |
Spouse | Claire Bohnengel |
Children | One |
Daughter | Not disclosed |
Occupation | Political Strategist and Publisher |
Net worth | Unknown |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | White Caucasian |
Religion | Christianity |
Zodiac | Unknown |
Height | Unknown |
Weight | Unknown |
Measurement | Unknown |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Eye Color | Blue |
Complexion | Fair |
Instagram id | sarahlongwell25 |
Sarah Longwell is currently 44 years old. She was born in 1980.
Sarah Longwell’s Net Worth
Longwell has been working actively since graduating from college, and now she even has her own communication firm named Longwell Partners.
She is also a successful political figure in the Republic parties. Her estimated net worth is $2 million. She has decent earnings.
Sarah Longwell’s Family and Early Life
Longwell was born in Pennsylvania to her Republican parents, Robert Longwell and Carol Longwell. She grew up in the small town of Dillsburg.
Both of her parents are lawyers, but her father is retired now. They still live in Dillsburg and Sarah often travels to Dillsburg to meet them.
Robert James Longwell is a retired lawyer who worked for 41 years before retiring. He attended Ohio Northern University and was in the class of 1980.
Earlier, he had attended Southern Illinois University of B.S., and Sangamo n State University for an M.A.
He had worked for the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Her mother Carol Brayshaw Longwell is now semi-retired at Bee, Bergvall & Co.
She went to Illinois College and graduated with a BA – Bachelor of Arts in 1968. She then went to Ohio Northern University – Claude W. Pettit College of Law and graduated with a JD – Juris Doctor in 1980.
She acquired her lawyer license in 1981. She is a member of the American Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association, National Arbitration Forum, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Pennsylvania Society of Healthcare Attorneys.
Along with her parents, she also has a sister named Victoria, the co-host of the Friends TalkFrasier. Friends TalkFrasier is a podcast where her sister talks about mental health with the actress Talia Tabin.
Besides this, Longwell has not shared much about her parents or family background, but she has revealed that her parents were Trump supporters just like the entire Dillsburg town. So, no one knows anything about her personal life in detail.
However, she has been vocal about her sexuality from an early time. She has shared that she is a lesbian and has a family with her wife.
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Sarah Longwell’s Wife and the Kids’ Details
The Republican is married to her wife, Claire Bohnengel. The couple got engaged in 2012 and tied the knot in 2013.
The couple even welcomed their first child in March 2016 and named him Edwards. Her wife then gave birth to another son in 2019.
Earlier, she had her first girlfriend in her senior college and made sure she kept it private.
Education
Longwell attended the Harrisburg Academy to complete her high school (1994-1998).
She was interested in becoming a poet, thanks to the stacks of books in her parents’ home. She used to take part in every local writing contest and had won a few gold awards too.
After high school, she joined Kenyon College and political science captivated her more than writing. So, she earned a degree in political science in 2002.
She wrote her honors thesis on Relativism and Integration of American Liberal Art Education. And she got a job offer from Delaware with a $22,000 salary package. She was 22 then and moved to Delaware, right across Joe Biden’s office.
Career
Longwell started her career soon after graduating from college. During her early career days, she worked for a conservative group called the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. She worked for the Institute for three years before moving to Washington D.C.
While in Washington DC, she met Richard Berman, a Republican lobbyist and Public Relations expert, who gave her work in his firm, Berman and Company.
In the company, Longwell started as director of communications and slowly paved the way to becoming a partner in it.
She worked for the company for fourteen years before quitting to start her own company in 2019, which she called Longwell Partners. She is still running her company as its president and CEO.
Besides working for different firms and running her own company, Longwell became part of the Log Cabin Republicans. Here, she served as a member of the board of directors for more than eight years and as the national chairman of the board for more than two years before quitting.
She left the organization after it provided financial aid to former President Donald Trump for his 2016 election.
Longwell has been against Trump ever since he got power within the Republican Party. In 2018, she started an NGO called Defending Democracy Together with Bill Kristol.
Through the NGO, she collected testimonies from former supporters of Trump and used them to make his second presidential campaign in 2020 unsuccessful. The organization even spent around 35 million USD to halt the advancement of Trump in the election campaign.
With Kristol and conservative radio host Charlie Skype, she also started The Bulwark, where she brought the blend of traditional conservative beliefs with libertarians.
Besides this, Longwell is also the co-host of The Secret Podcast and The Next Level with Jonathan Last and Tim Miller.
Currently, Longwell is busy with her company and her publisher role for The Bulwark.