Betsey Wright
Betsey Wright | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 1983 – November 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Betsey Ross Wright July 4, 1943 Alpine, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Lobbyist, political consultant, activist |
| Known for | Chief of staff to Governor Bill Clinton (1982–1989) Campaign manager for Clinton's gubernatorial campaigns (1982, 1984, 1986) Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas (1990–1991) Deputy chair of Clinton's first presidential campaign (1992) |
Betsey Ross Wright (born July 4, 1943) is an American lobbyist, activist, and political consultant who worked more than a decade for Bill Clinton in Arkansas. She served as chief of staff to Governor Clinton for seven years. As deputy chair of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign, Wright established the rapid response system that was responsible for defending Clinton's record in Arkansas and promptly answering all personal attacks on the candidate. During the 1992 campaign, Wright coined the term "bimbo eruptions" to describe rumors alleging extramarital affairs by Clinton. In the 1990s, Wright was an executive for the Wexler Group, a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. She currently resides in Rogers, Arkansas.