Katrina Lanette Pierson is a well-known name in the American politics; she is an activist of Tea Party. As a communication consultant, she served for several years and has been the national spokesperson for Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign since November 2015. She was born on 20th July 1976 in Kansas, US, making her age 43 in 2010. Her birth name is Katrina Lanette Shaddix. The daughter of a white mother and a black father, Katrina, grew up in poverty. Pierson’s mother gave birth to her at the age of 15 and due to the poor financial condition; she thought to give Katrina up for adoption. But the affection of baby girl made her change that idea and she raised Katrina with a lot of struggle. There is not much information about her parents and early childhood. Pierson got an associate of science degree from Kilgore College. After that, Katrina enrolled at the University of Texas situated in Dallas. From there she graduated receiving a Bachelors degree in biology. Like her mom, she also married at the young age. She married a boy after dating for some time. Due to which she became the mother of a son at an immature age. But now she is single and enjoying her life with the son.
Bio
Pierson has worked really hard to uplift her living standard. Katrina’s bio reveals all effort and struggle in the journey of her life. In 2008, she worked for InVentiv Health and from July 2009 to August 2011, performed for the Baylor Health Care System as a practice administrator. From May 2011 to December 2012, she was the director of corporate affairs for ASG Software Solutions, a global provider of technology solutions. In 2013, she received $11,000 in unemployment benefits from the Texas Workforce Commission. Along with that she also received $70,000 in a campaign contribution in 2014. She involved herself in many kinds of jobs for a living. In 2009, she was an activist in the Tea Party movement and founded a local Tea Party Group in Garland, Texas. In the 2014 Texas congressional elections, she challenged incumbent Congressman Pete Sessions in the Republican primary but was defeated with only 36 percent of the votes. In January 2015, Katrina was in Myrtle Beach for attending a meeting and got an ample opportunity to meet Donald Trump. Ultimately, she was hired for Trump’s campaign in November 2015 as the national spokesperson and appeared in several television shows. Currently, she is a regular CNN contributor and regarded as one of the Trump’s staunchest defenders against his controversial comments. The lady is also active on social sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. She has around 18,656 followers on Facebook, 40.9k and 345k followers on Instagram plus Twitter respectively.
Net worth
Pierson was raised in a lower-middle-class family and has seen many complexities. However, she has managed to learn from the mistakes and to lead herself towards a better life. The spokesperson for the Tea Party leadership fund, Katrina, has collected a huge amount of money. With the net worth of 500 thousand dollars, her salary is also expected to be very high.
Personal life
The 5 ft 5 in tall, Katrina, is beautiful with black colored eyes and hair. She fell in love with a guy and married during her adolescent period. The couple decided to separate after three months. After the divorce, she gave birth to a son named Christopher Pierson. There was news that she is dating Ted Cruz but it is not confirmed. Pierson is living happily with her son in Garland, Texas.