Early Life and Education
Schlafly is one of the six children of John Fred Schlafly, Jr. and Phyllis Schlafly, residents of Alton, Illinois. John Fred Schlafly, Jr.'s grandfather August was a Swiss immigrant to the United States. John Fred Schlafly was an attorney, while Phyllis Schlafly is a conservative activist who founded the Eagle Forum and spearheaded the movement opposing the Equal Rights Amendment. Andrew Schlafly received a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and a certificate in Engineering Physics from Princeton University and degree from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor. At Harvard, Schlafly was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Schlafly has worked as an engineer with Bell Labs, Intel, and Johns Hopkins University and an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School. In 1984, Schlafly married Catherine Kosarek, a medical student and fellow Princeton alum. In 1992, Schlafly ran as a Republican for the United States House of Representatives seat of Virginia's 11th congressional district; Schlafly came in last place in the primary.
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