Kate Bedingfield is an American political advisor and White House director of communications in the Presidency of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. Earlier she served as the deputy campaign manager for the 2020 presidential campaign of Joe Biden. She was also the former communications director for Joe Biden when he was vice president.
Wiki/Biography
Kate Bedingfield was born as Katherine Joan Bedingfield in 1982 (age 39 years; as of 2021), and she hails from Sandy Springs, Georgia. She did her schooling at the Sandy Springs Charter Middle School, and later, at Riverwood International Charter School in Atlanta, Georgia. Bedingfield lived near Atlanta’s Chattahoochee River, and she grew up playing softball and doing gymnastics. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Medium Ash Blonde
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Kate Bedingfield’s father, Sid E. Bedingfield, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her mother, Dana H. Bedingfield, is a freelance social media consultant in Columbia. Her brother’s name is Walter Bedingfield.
Relationships, Husband & Children
On January 12, 2013, Kate Bedingfield got married to David Kelley Kieve at St. John’s Episcopal Church Lafayette Square in Washington. David is a partner and founding member of Hilltop Public Solutions, a political consulting and public affairs firm based in Washington.
Together they have two children, a son, Hugh Kieve, and a daughter, Margot Ruth.
Career
In 2006, Bedingfield served as the regional press secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington, D.C. Thereafter, she worked as the spokesperson during the 2008 presidential campaign of John Edwards. She also served as communications director for the 2008 senate campaign for Jeanne Shaheen. In May 2013, Bedingfield held the position of the spokesperson and vice president at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). In 2015, Bedingfield became the communications director for then-Vice President Joe Biden. During the Presidency of Barack Obama, Bedingfield also served as the director of response, and deputy director of media affairs. Thereafter, she served as the deputy campaign manager for the 2020 presidential campaign of Joe Biden. In 2020, Kate Bedingfield was included in Fortune Magazine’s ’40 under 40 in government and politics’ list due to her work in the 2020 presidential campaign. On January 20, 2021, she was designated as the White House director of communications in the Presidency of Joe Biden.