Are James Carville Still Married To His Wife, Mary Matalin?

Posted by Arica Deslauriers on Sunday, May 19, 2024

James Carville is an American political consultant, occasional actor, and author.

He has planned for candidates for public office in the US and at least 23 other countries. He is a Democrat and a frequent guest on cable news shows, podcasts, and in public speeches. He is an expert in U.S. elections.

He is known as Ragin' Cajun. When Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas in 1992, he attracted notice nationwide for his role as the campaign's chief strategist.

Is James Carville Still Married To His Wife, Mary Matalin?

Yes, James Carville is stilled to his wife, Mary Matalin.

Mary is also an American political consultant well-known for her work with the Republican Party.

She worked for President Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush's campaign, President George W. Bush as his assistant, and Vice President Dick Cheney as his advisor until 2003.

According to statements made in the past, Matalin and Carville don't discuss politics at home. Aside from appearances on talk shows, the 1993 film The War Room serves as the finest illustration of the disagreement between the two.

They were manning opposing campaigns in the 1992 election. With Carville and co-author Peter Knobler, Matalin wrote the bestselling book All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President. She released the book Letters to My Daughters in April 2004.

Their family relocated to New Orleans in 2008. The Times-Picayune published a joint "Point of View" op-ed by Matalin and Carville on April 26, 2009, about their motivations for relocating to New Orleans.

They are both successful in their respective positions and support each other. The couple is the parents of two wonderful daughters. They sold their New Orleans house in 2021 for a price tag of $3.4 million.

James Carville's Family Background

James Carville was born on October 25, 1994, at a U.S. Army hospital at Georgia’s Fort Benning.

He is the oldest of eight children and has seven brothers and sisters. His father was stationed at Fort Benning during World War II. His mother’s name is Lucille Carville.

She was a former school teacher, spoke French at home, and sold the World Book Encyclopedia door to door, while his father, Chester James Carville, was a postmaster and owner of a general store.

Louis Arthur Carville, his paternal grandpa, was the former postmaster of Carville, Louisiana, a neighborhood in the city of St. Gabriel, in Iberville Parish, sixteen miles south of the capital city of Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River. The community was named after his paternal grandfather. His paternal great-great-grandmother was of Belgian parentage.

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