Mary Matalin formerly served as assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, and was the first White House official to hold that double title.

Prior to joining the Bush/Cheney White House, Matalin hosted a number of talk shows, including CNN's Crossfire.  She also founded and co-hosted the Washington-based political weeknight talk show, 'Equal Time', which premiered in May 1993 on CNBC through 1996.  Matalin also co-authored the best-selling political campaign book "All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President" with her husband, James Carville, who was the chief campaign strategist for Clinton/Gore in 1992.

Matalin served with the Republican National Committee following college, then attended Hofstra Law School, returning to the RNC in 1984, where she served as national voter contact director for the Reagan-Bush campaign. She held senior positions in the George H.W. Bush 1988 campaign and, upon President Bush's election, was appointed chief of staff for the RNC. In 1992, President Bush named her the deputy campaign manager for political operations.  As deputy manager, she was responsible for the overview and organization of all 50 state operations. 

Mary and her husband who is from New Orleans reside in Virginia with their daughters.