History of Karoline Leavitt in Timeline

Karoline Claire Leavitt is an American political spokesperson and a member of the Republican Party. She is currently serving as the 36th White House Press Secretary under the second Trump administration since 2025. Prior to this role, she was a candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the 2022 election.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements

1996: Communications Decency Act

Karoline Leavitt is a proponent of repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.

August 24, 1997: Birth of Karoline Leavitt

On August 24, 1997, Karoline Claire Leavitt was born.

2014: Eagle-Tribune All-Star

In 2014, Karoline Leavitt was named an Eagle-Tribune All-Star while playing softball at Central Catholic High School.

2015: Started Attending Saint Anselm College

In 2015, Karoline Leavitt began attending Saint Anselm College, where she received a scholarship to play softball and majored in communications and minored in political science.

2015: Eagle-Tribune All-Star

In 2015, Karoline Leavitt was named an Eagle-Tribune All-Star for the second time while playing softball at Central Catholic High School.

2016: Wrote Opinion Piece for The Saint Anselm Crier

In 2016, Karoline Leavitt wrote an opinion piece for the Saint Anselm Crier, stating that the media was "frankly crooked" and "unjust, unfair, and sometimes just plain old false".

2019: Graduation from Saint Anselm College

In 2019, Karoline Leavitt graduated from Saint Anselm College, becoming the first person in her immediate family to graduate from college.

June 2020: Named Associate Director in White House

In June 2020, Karoline Leavitt was named the associate director in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence.

June 2020: Assistant White House press secretary

In June 2020, Leavitt became an assistant White House press secretary.

2020: Matt Mowers Republican Nominee

In 2020, Matt Mowers was the Republican nominee in the House of Representatives election.

2020: Falsely stated Trump won election

Leavitt has falsely stated that Trump is the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election.

January 2021: Communications director for Elise Stefanik

In January 2021, Karoline Leavitt became the communications director for New York representative Elise Stefanik.

July 2021: Campaign for US House of Representatives

In July 2021, Karoline Leavitt announced her campaign for the United States House of Representatives election for New Hampshire's first congressional district.

July 19, 2021: Announced campaign for US House of Representatives

On July 19, 2021, Karoline Leavitt announced her intention to run in the United States House of Representatives election for New Hampshire's first congressional district as a Republican.

June 2022: Filed to Run

In June 2022, Leavitt officially filed to run in the United States House of Representatives election for New Hampshire's first congressional district.

2022: Candidacy for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

In 2022, Karoline Leavitt was a candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the election.

2022: FEC Complaint

In 2022, Leavitt faced a Federal Election Commission complaint from End Citizens United alleging her campaign illegally accepted campaign donations over the legal limit and never repaid her donors.

December 2023: Engaged to Nicholas Riccio

In December 2023, Karoline Leavitt became engaged to Nicholas Riccio.

January 2024: National Press Secretary for Trump

In January 2024, Leavitt began working for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign as his national press secretary.

July 2024: Birth of Son

In July 2024, Karoline Leavitt had a son with Nicholas Riccio and named the baby after him.

November 15, 2024: Named White House Press Secretary

On November 15, 2024, president-elect Donald Trump named Karoline Leavitt as his White House press secretary.

November 2024: Named White House press secretary

In November 2024, then-President-elect Donald Trump named Leavitt as his White House press secretary.

2024: Press secretary for Trump's presidential campaign

In 2024, Leavitt served as the press secretary for Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

January 2025: Married Nicholas Riccio

In January 2025, Karoline Leavitt married Nicholas Riccio, days before Trump's second inauguration.

January 2025: Disclosed Unpaid Campaign Debts

In January 2025, Leavitt disclosed in 17 amended campaign filings $326,370 in unpaid campaign debts she had failed to disclose for several years.

January 28, 2025: First press conference

On January 28, 2025, Karoline Leavitt gave her first press conference as White House press secretary.

March 2025: Believed Trump Lost Election

According to The Washington Post in March 2025, Leavitt privately believed that Trump lost the election.

May 2025: Drew International Attention

In May 2025, a photograph of Leavitt feeding her son while working drew international attention. As the White House press secretary under President Trump in 2025, Leavitt facilitated media access during key diplomatic events.

2025: White House Press Secretary

In 2025, Karoline Leavitt started serving as the 36th White House press secretary under the second Trump administration.

2025: Marked separation from precedent

In 2025, Karoline Leavitt's tenure marked a separation from precedent, particularly with the treatment of traditional media, including selecting who participated in the presidential press pool.