Stephanie Grisham Bio, Age, Height, Education, Husband, Career, Kids, Salary, Net Worth

Stephanie Grisham
Stephanie Grisham

Stephanie Grisham Biography And Wiki

Stephanie Ann Grisham is an American former White House official who was the 32nd White House press secretary and served as White House communications director from July 2019 to April 2020. She was chief of staff and press secretary for the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump from 2020 to 2021, after previously serving as her press secretary from 2017 to 2019.

Grisham was a press aide to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and then a member of the presidential transition team. She was Trump’s third White House press secretary, succeeding Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and was the first White House press secretary to hold no press conferences, instead opting for interviews on conservative news outlets. Grisham assumed the role of chief of staff to the first lady on April 7, 2020.

She resigned on January 6, 2021, in the hours immediately after the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. In September 2021, she announced the publication of her book about her time working in the Trump administration, I’ll Take Your Questions Now. 

Stephanie Grisham Age And Birthday

Stephanie Grisham was born in Colorado, USA on July 23, 1976.

Stephanie Grisham Height And Weight

Stephanie Grisham is approximately 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall and is reported to weigh around 143 pounds (65 kg).

Stephanie Grisham Educational Background

Stephanie Grisham attended Mesa Community College in Arizona but did not complete a degree. Her career path took her into public relations and communications, eventually leading her to roles in government and political communications without a formal college degree.

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Stephanie Grisham Nationality And Ethnicity

Grisham is American by nationality and is of White ethnicity.

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Stephanie Grisham Family, Siblings, Parents

Stephanie Grisham, previously known as Stephanie Ann Sommerville, was born in Colorado to Robert Leo Sommerville and Elizabeth Ann Calkins.  She married Danny Don Marries, evening news anchor for KOLD News 13 (CBS) in Tucson, on April 7, 1997 in Nevada. The couple has a son named Kurtis Marries who graduated from high school in May 2017. According to court documents from early 2000s, Stephanie and Danny later separated.
Stephanie Grisham has another son, Jake, but the identity of his father is not known. Stephanie told in an interview that she had stepped down from her position as then Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s deputy to be able to spend more time with her kids, especially the younger one. She rather switched to the First Lady’s office as she could take her son with her, had less hours to work, and could also work from home if needed.

Stephanie Grisham Career

Stephanie Grisham has had a prominent career in communications and government. She began her career in public relations and event planning in Arizona, working on various political campaigns. Grisham’s work in politics gained traction when she joined Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and later worked with the Arizona House of Representatives.

In 2015, she joined Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as a press aide, and her role grew after his election. Grisham served as Deputy Press Secretary for then-First Lady Melania Trump and was later promoted to her Chief of Staff and Press Secretary. In 2019, Grisham was appointed as White House Press Secretary and White House Communications Director, a role she held until April 2020. Notably, she did not hold any press briefings during her tenure. Grisham returned to Melania Trump’s office as her Chief of Staff until the end of the Trump administration in January 2021.

Stephanie Grisham’s Husband And Children

She married Danny Don Marries in Nevada on April 7, 1997. They met at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado.  Her husband joined KOLD_TV as a news anchor in Tucson, Arizona, on the day after their son’s first birthday. They divorced in 2004.

Later in 2004, she married Todd Grisham, then a KOLD sportscaster. They divorced in 2006.

On December 25, 2007, Grisham had a second son, Jake.

Stephanie Grisham’s Salary And Net Worth

Stephanie Grisham’s estimated net worth is around $500,000 to $2 million, accumulated through her career in political communications and her books. During her time as White House Press Secretary and later as Chief of Staff to Melania Trump, her reported annual salary was approximately $190,000.

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