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Biography

Quin Hillyer is a Senior Commentary Writer for the Washington Examiner, a Contributing Editor of National Review Online, and a nationally recognized authority on the American political process. He has won mainstream awards for journalistic excellence at the local, state, regional and national levels. He has been published professionally in some 100 publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Des Moines Register, the Weekly Standard, and The New Republic Online. He is a former Executive Editor of The American Spectator, a former editorial writer and columnist for the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, the Mobile Register, and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and a former Managing Editor of Gambit Weekly in New Orleans. He has appeared many dozens of times as a television analyst in Washington DC, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and as a guest thousands of times on national and local radio shows. Hillyer also has worked in professional or volunteer capacities in two dozen political campaigns, and served for five years as press secretary for U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston of New Orleans. He was an original executive board member of the internationally acclaimed Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism, formed in 1989 to halt the then-meteoric political rise of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. Hillyer is the author of The Accidental Prophet trilogy, literary fiction satirizing modern media, politics and religion, published by Adam Bellow’s Liberty Island Media. The first book, Mad Jones, Heretic, is available now at Amazon.Com, and the subsequent two books are slated for publication later in 2018. Hillyer also has volunteered in leadership roles for numerous church, civic, and educational organizations, and served as a leading member of government-appointed citizens’ commissions on felon re-enfranchisement and on local tax policy. He is a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University, and is a Fellow of the Loyola University (New Orleans) Institute of Politics and of Leadership Coastal Alabama. He is married to the former Therese Robinson of Mobile

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Washington Examiner

The Washington Examiner is a conservative news organization based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2005. It evolved from earlier local newspapers and is owned by Clarity Media Group, a subsidiary of MediaDC. Initially established as a daily publication, the Examiner shifted its focus to national politics in 2013, transitioning to a weekly magazine format. The Washington Examiner provides comprehensive coverage of national politics, featuring articles, analysis, and opinion pieces from notable conservative voices. It has a strong digital presence, offering breaking news and investigative reporting online. The organization also publishes a weekly print magazine that targets readers interested in conservative perspectives on current events. Its audience includes individuals and organizations across the United States, particularly in the D.C. area. The editorial team consists of prominent conservative figures, enhancing its influence in the media landscape.