Celebrity Biographies
Katrina Pierson Biography
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Name | Katrina Pierson |
| birth name | Katrina Lanette Pierson |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Kansas, United States |
| ethnicity | white |
| Profession | Tea Party Activist and Communications Consultant |
| Net worth | $500 thousand |
| Boyfriend | ted cross |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | N/A |
| Kids | Christopher Pierson |
| Divorce | Yes |
| Education | University of Texas at Dallas |
Synopsis
Katrina Pierson is an American communications consultant and Tea Party activist. She became popular when Donald Trump hired her in November 2015 as a national spokesperson for the 2016 presidential campaigns. Since then, she has been working as a national spokesperson for Donald Trump.
Katrina is also a regular contributor to CNN and is associated with the Republican Party.
Early age and education
Katrina Pierson was born as Katrina Lanette Pierson on July 20, 1976 , in Kansas, United States of America . Her mother is of white ethnicity and her father is of black ethnicity. Katrina has an American nationality.
Katrina’s mother gave birth to her at age 15 and initially gave her up for adoption, but she later returned to her mother and grew up in poverty.
Katrina joined Kilgore College where she graduated with an associate’s degree in science in 1996. She later attended the University of Texas at Dallas where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology in 2006.
Race
After completing her graduation, Katrina worked with inVentiv Health Incorporated until 2008. She later began her career as a Practice Manager at Baylor Health Care System from July 2009 to August 20011.
In 2009, Katrina worked as an activist with the Tea Party Movement, where she became a founder of the local Garland, Texas Tea Party Group. She also worked as the director of corporate affairs for ASG Software Solutions until the end of 2012.
Katrina ran for US Congress in 2014 for the Texas Republican, where she faced off against Congressman Pete Sessions. She lost to Sessions 36 percent of the vote.
The same year, Katrina became a spokesperson for the Tea Party leadership fund. In November 2015, Donald Trump hired her for his presidential campaign.
After being hired by Donald Trump , Katrina appeared on several television shows and is currently seen as one of Trump’s staunchest defenders against his controversial notes and comments.
Personal life
Katrina Pierson married her boyfriend in 1994 at the young age of 18. After three months of marriage, she divorced her husband.
Katrina gave birth to her son, Christopher Pierson in 1995. She currently lives with her son in Texas.
In 2016, she was rumored to be dating Ted Cruz who is an American politician and lawyer. But they denied the news.
At the age of 20, Katrina was arrested for Larceny for stealing $168 from the JC Penney store in Taxes. She then said that:
I learned a lot from my mistake and that mistake helped me improve my life.
Net worth
Katrina received $76,000 as campaign contributions in 2014. She receives a large amount of salary from her career and Katrina’s current net worth is around $500 thousand dollars.
Katrina received $11,000 from the Texas Workforce Commission as unemployment benefits in 2013.