Karl Rove facts for kids

Karl Rove
Karl Rove
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
	In office; February 8, 2005 – August 31, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Harriet Miers
Succeeded by	Joel Kaplan
Senior Advisor to the President
	In office; January 20, 2001 – August 31, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Sid Blumenthal; Joel Johnson; Doug Sosnik;
Succeeded by	Barry Jackson
National Chairman of the College Republican National Committee
	In office; 1973–1977
Preceded by	Joe Abate
Succeeded by	John Brady
Personal details
Born	December 25, 1950 (age 69); Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Valerie Mather Wainwright (1976–1980); Darby Tara Hickson (1986–2009); Karen Johnson (2012–present);
Children	1 son
Education	University of Utah; University of Maryland, College Park; George Mason University; University of Texas, Austin;
Website	Official website

Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant and policy advisor. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal.

Prior to his White House appointments, he is credited with the 1994 and 1998 Texas victories of George W. Bush, as well as Bush's 2000 and 2004 successful presidential campaigns. In his 2004 victory speech Bush referred to Rove as "the Architect". Rove has also been credited for the successful campaigns of John Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), Bill Clements (1986 Texas gubernatorial election), Senator John Cornyn (2002 U.S. Senate election), Governor Rick Perry (1990 Texas Agriculture Commission election), and Phil Gramm (1982 U.S. House and 1984 U.S. Senate elections).

Rove resides in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., and also keeps a house near Austin, Texas.

Images for kids

Rove at the LBJ Library 2015
President Bush's Remarks on Resignation of Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor Karl Rove 2007