Karoline Leavitt
Former White House Press Secretary · United States[1]
Karoline Leavitt served as the 36th White House Press Secretary from January 20, 2025 until her last day on August 27, 2026, the youngest person to hold the role. She was national press secretary for the 2024 Trump campaign and was the Republican nominee for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in 2022.
- In office since
- January 20, 2025
- Left office
- August 27, 2026
- Born
- August 24, 1997
- Religion
- Roman Catholic[1]
Earnings by year1
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
- 2025$195,200Total
- White House Press Secretary salary[2]
- $195,200
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Karoline Leavitt. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education3 of 5
- High confidenceBachelor's degree, Saint Anselm College, 2019 (communications major, political science minor).[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position3 of 5
- Medium confidenceSenior presidential staff role: the President's chief spokesperson, 36th White House Press Secretary.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standingNo evidence
- Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05HealthNo evidence
- Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06Misconduct2 of 5
- Low confidenceNamed as a defendant in Associated Press v. Budowich over White House press-access restrictions; the article reports no outcome (open litigation, no finding against her personally). 2025 amended FEC filings disclosed $326,370 in unpaid campaign debts from her 2022 run.[1]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.