Chester James Carville Jr. (born October 25, 1944) is an American
political consultant who has strategized for candidates for public
office in the United States, and in 23 nations abroad. He is also a
media personality with expertise in U.S. elections who continues to
appear frequently on cable news programs during the 2020 election
cycle, in podcasts, and in his public speeches.Nicknamed the "Ragin'
Cajun", Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead
strategist of the successful presidential campaign of then-Arkansas
governor Bill Clinton.Carville co-hosted CNN's Crossfire along with
associate Paul Begala from 2002 until the show’s cancellation in
2005. Carville was a CNN contributor until parting ways with the
network in 2013. The following year, Carville joined Fox News Channel
as a contributor. He is married to political consultant Mary Matalin.
He has lectured in political science at both Tulane University and
Louisiana State University.Carville, the oldest of eight children, was
born on October 25, 1944, at Georgia's Fort Benning, where his father
was stationed during World War II. His mother, Lucille (née Normand),
a former school teacher, sold the World Book Encyclopedia
door-to-door, and his father, Chester James Carville, was a postmaster
as well as owner of a general store. The town of Carville, Louisiana
was named after his paternal grandfather, Louis Arthur Carville, the
postmaster. Louis Arthur's mother, Octavia Dehon was of Belgian
parentage and had married John Madison Carville, described in a
biography as "Irish-born" and a "carpetbagger," both of whom
established the general store operated by the family in Carville in
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