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Ana Navarro
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Navarro in November 2017
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Ana Violeta Navarro Flores
December 28, 1971 Chinandega, Nicaragua
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| Alma mater | University of Miami (BA) St. Thomas University (JD) |
| Occupation | Political commentator, strategist |
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| Political party | Republican |
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Al Cárdenas
(m. 2019) |
Ana Violeta Navarro-Cárdenas (born December 28, 1971) is a well-known Nicaraguan-American political expert and TV personality. She helps political leaders plan their campaigns and shares her opinions on news shows.
You might have seen her on channels like CNN and ABC News. She is also a co-host on the popular daytime talk show The View. Her work on The View has even earned her nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award.
Ana Navarro describes her political views as "centrist". This means she often holds views that are in the middle, rather than being strongly on one side. Even though she is a member of the Republican Party, she has often spoken out against Republican president Donald Trump.
Early life and education
Ana Navarro was born in 1971 in Nicaragua. Her family was wealthy and owned land. In 1980, when Ana was eight years old, her family moved to the United States. They left Nicaragua because of political problems there.
Her father stayed behind to fight with a group called the Contras. They were fighting against the Sandinista government. Ana later said that when U.S. President Ronald Reagan supported the Contras, it made her a Republican for life.
Ana went to a private Catholic school for girls in Miami. She then studied at the University of Miami, earning a degree in Latin American Studies and Political Science in 1993. In 1997, she earned her law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law.
While in college, Ana worked to get help for the Contras. As a law student, she also helped Nicaraguan refugees. She successfully fought to keep them from being sent back to Nicaragua.
Career
Ana Navarro is a member of the Republican Party. She has worked for several Republican leaders. For example, she was part of the team for Florida Governor Jeb Bush in 1998. She also worked as his Director of Immigration Policy.
She also served as an ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In this role, she spoke out against human rights problems in Cuba. Later, she helped lead the Hispanic Advisory Council for presidential candidates John McCain in 2008 and Jon Huntsman Jr. in 2012.
In 2014, she became a political commentator for ABC News. She also shares her political views on CNN and CNN en Español. Ana started contributing to The View in 2013. She became a regular guest co-host in 2018 and a permanent co-host in 2022. She has been nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on the show.
Political positions
Ana Navarro says her political views are "centrist". This means she often takes a middle-ground approach.
In 2016, Ana Navarro supported Jeb Bush for president. However, she later strongly criticized Republican candidate Donald Trump. She called for other Republican leaders to distance themselves from him. She also spoke out against Trump's comments about immigrants. She was called a "Never Trumper" because of her strong opposition to him.
In the 2016 election, she voted for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. She made this choice because the election in Florida was very close. In the 2018 Florida governor's election, she voted for Democrat Andrew Gillum. She chose him over Republican Ron DeSantis because of DeSantis's ties to Trump. In 2020, she announced she would vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. She even helped host an online fundraiser for him.
Ana Navarro is a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ Rights. In 2013, she publicly supported legalizing same-sex marriage. In 2017, she spoke out against the Trump Administration's ban on transgender people serving in the military. She called it "repugnant," meaning very offensive. In 2019, she received an award for her work supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
In 2022, she criticized a law in Florida called the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act. She said it was "completely unnecessary." In 2023, she spoke out against negative views of drag performers. She said that drag queens are not harming children. She believes that if people care about children's safety, they should focus on gun control instead.
After a school shooting in May 2022, Ana Navarro strongly supported more gun control. This included banning certain types of assault weapons. She criticized the National Rifle Association of America and other groups that oppose gun control. She also criticized leaders in her own party. She said she wished Republicans would show the same energy for gun control as they do for other issues.
Personal life
Ana Navarro lives in Miami. She married lawyer and lobbyist Al Cárdenas on March 2, 2019.
In 2020, the Carnegie Corporation of New York honored Ana Navarro. She received the Great Immigrants Award.
See also
In Spanish: Ana Navarro Flores para niños
