Known for her blunt style of commentary on political issues, Tara Setmayer is an established American political commentator. She has had several appearances on CNN and ABC News. Before Tara’s commentary journey, she was the former GOP Communications Director on Capitol Hill.
Her popularity increased after her regular criticisms of the former president of the United States of America, Donald Trump. She likes to see herself as a “sane conservative”. Setmayer’s expert analysis is seen by many as one of the best in the political journalism sphere.
Tara made frequent appearances on CNN’s news analysis shows including Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon. She also made appearances on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Mather, ABC’s The View.
Apart from running commentaries on political situations in the country, she also writes. She has her works on Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, and CNN.com. Tara Setmayer is currently the host of Honestly Speaking with Tara. A podcast she runs that has a large number of followers.
The Early Life of Tara Setmayer
Tara is of mixed descent. Tara’s father is of Afro-Guatemala descent, while her mother is of German and Italian descent. Setmayer was born in Queens, New York on September 9, 1975.
However, she grew up in Paramus, in northern New Jersey. She grew up here because her grandfather Emil Setmayer was a resident. He was also a police officer for 40 years before retiring as a captain.
There is not enough information about her parents. Certainly, we know they were also residents of Paramus. Right from her high school, it became obvious that Tata was interested in political discourse.
She often said she found time to watch the news and aimed to be like the journalists she saw on screen. It was a passion that only needed a spark. Setmayer graduated from Paramus High School in 1993.
To accelerate her growth into a journalist, Setmayer enrolled in a university. She got her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a focus on journalism from George Washington University in Washington DC in 1998.
Tara Setmayer Early Career
Despite growing up amid a democrat population, she is a conservative; a devout one for that matter. Her devotion saw her get a job as the Communications Director for the Republican Representative, Dana Rohrabacher from 2006-2013.
She was heavily involved in federal law enforcement policy issues, immigration. During Setmayer’s time, she helped free unjustly imprisoned Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean through a presidential pardon.
After resigning from her role, she took up a role as the co-host of the one-hour political news program The Real News. Her expert laden analysis saw her receive an offer from CNN in 2014 to become a political commentator. This position gave rise to the no-nonsense political commentator we have come to know today.
In May 2017, she joined ABC News as a political contributor. However, this did not end her contract with CNN as she continued to appear in political discourses. Interestingly, she returned to CNN later.
In September 2018, Tara launched her podcast Honestly Speaking with Tara. A podcast that delves into politics and culture from the eyes of a conservative.
Tara Setmayer Other Endeavours
Aside from being a regular TV news contributor, she was a researcher. She was a research fellow and communications specialist for the Coalition on Urban Renewal & Education (CURE). An organisation set up to tackle the problems of culture, poverty and race from a Judeo-Christian conservative point of view.
Tara co-founded with her mother a faith-based homeless initiative to address the issues of homelessness of people in Florida. She has also served as a political trainer for GOPAC. GOPAC is a non-profit organisation that specialises in organising grassroots Republicans.
In September 2017, Tara Setmayer found herself as an AEI Leadership Network Member for the American Enterprise Institute.
Her Achievements
In 2017, she was named as a board director for the Stand Up Republic, a non-profit organization. Setmayer is currently a Resident Scholar for the University of Virginia, Center for Politics for the 2020-21 academic year.
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Tara Setmayer’s Relationships
Tara Setmayer is in a relationship. She married a law enforcement agent, Marcelle Love. The couple married in a private ceremony at Castello di Caccamo in Italy on September 14, 2013.
Her way of keeping her private matters private. There aren’t details of her previous relationships. It is a strategy we reckon to keep people out of her private matters.
We do not know if she has children, again, she hasn’t mentioned anything. It would be nice if we knew the soft side of the fire commentator that we see on our screens. Be sure that if we find interesting information about her, we would update.
Tara’s Involvement in Scandals
One of the controversies Tara was caught in was when she called billionaire rapper and Trump supporter Kanye West “an attention whore, like the president.
“She further added that “Kanye West is what happens when Negroes don’t read. He’s all of a sudden now the model spokesperson. He’s the token Negro of the Trump administration?” This statement drew sharp criticisms from the country.
In another development in March 2019, Tara Setmayer attacked Republicans. She said, “Republicans clap like seals to that lunacy of yesterday by the president” at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). A statement that drew ire criticisms.
Tara Setmayer’s Net Worth
Tara has never disclosed her net worth but according to sources, she has a net worth of $3 million.
Conclusion
It is evident to see that Tara is passionate about political issues. You can see that in her commentaries. It is why she is highly regarded in the journalism world.
