Symone Sanders-Townsend
Symone Sanders-Townsend | |
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Sanders in 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1989 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party | Independent (2025–present) Democratic (until 2025) |
| Spouse |
Shawn Townsend (m. 2022) |
| Education | Creighton University (BBA) |
| Website | Official website |
Symone Danielle Sanders Townsend (born December 10, 1989) is an American political strategist and political commentator who hosts MS NOW's The Weeknight. A former member of the Democratic Party, she served as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. In October 2016, she was hired as a political commentator by CNN.
In April 2019, Sanders joined the 2020 presidential campaign of former vice president Joe Biden as a senior advisor, and after Biden won election, was named chief spokesperson and a senior advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris. On December 2, 2021, Sanders announced her resignation from the White House to return to broadcasting. She currently co-hosts MS NOW's The Weekend and 7 pm ET weekday broadcasts with Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.