Linda Chavez

Linda Chavez

Linda Lou Chavez (born June 17, 1947) is an American author, commentator, and radio talk show host. She is also a Fox News analyst, Chairman of the Center for Equal Opportunity, has a syndicated column that appears in newspapers nationwide each week, and sits on the Board of Directors of two Fortune 1000 companies: Pilgrims Pride and ABM Industries Inc. Chavez was the highest-ranking woman in President Ronald Reagan's White House, and was the first Latina ever nominated to the United States Cabinet, when President George W. Bush nominated her Secretary of Labor. She withdrew from consideration for the position when it emerged that she had employed an illegal immigrant.

Read more about Linda Chavez:  Early Life and Family, Background With Labor Unions, Career in Republican Administrations, Run For U.S. Senate, Columnist and Commentator, Political Action Committees and Non-profit Foundations, Affiliations, Awards and Recognitions, Writings