Amanda Carpenter

Amanda B. Carpenter is an American author, political advisor, and speechwriter. She previously worked as a columnist for The Washington Times, and is the author of The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Rodham Clinton. She has worked in the staffs for Senators Jim DeMint and Ted Cruz. In 2014, the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call reported that Carpenter had surpassed 50,000 Twitter followers, far more than other congressional staffers.

Life and career

Carpenter was born in Montrose, Michigan, and raised there by her mother Lisa.

After graduating from Ball State University with B.A. in Communication Studies in 2005, Carpenter worked as a Congressional correspondent for Human Events from 2005–2007 before going to Townhall.com to become their national political reporter.

On March 1, 2009, Carpenter took a position with The Washington Times, where she wrote a daily column called the Hot Button, that covered political and cultural issues, as well other news articles.