Jake Tapper’s Wife Jennifer Marie Brown

Jennifer Marie Brown

Jennifer Marie Brown is the lovely wife of journalist and author, Jake Tapper -best known as a CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent.



Jennifer’s husband is the host of ‘The Lead’ every weeknight, ‘State of the Union’ on Sunday mornings, and he’s the network’s chief Washington correspondent.

Jake Tapper was born on Staten Island in New York on March 12, 1969. He grew up in Philadelphia, and went to school at Akiba Hebrew Academy -where he was editor of the school paper.
Tapper actually had set his sight on becoming a political cartoonist. As a senior, Tapper interned for Ed Rendell who was running to be mayor of Philadelphia. He went to Dartmouth University and also enrolled in film school at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, but after a semester he dropped out.
After the cartoonist thing didn’t work, he realize he could become a freelance journalist and his first full-time journalism job was at Washington City Paper. The rest is history.

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Tapper has been happily married to Jennifer Marie Brown since 2006. The couple met in 2004 in Des Moines, during the presidential caucus. They soon began dating and were married in 2006 at the Clubhouse in Kansas City.

According to their wedding announcement, Jennifer Marie Brown, was born in 1977 to parents Linda M. Brown and Thomas H. Brown of Platte City, Mo. Her father owned a US 1 Dollar, an independent general merchandise store in Lenexa, Kan. Her mother was a customer service supervisor for Southwest Airlines at Kansas City International Airport.

Jennifer Marie Brown graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is a former regional field manager in Washington for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
The blonde is currently an advocacy consultant and is employed by Upstream, an organization dedicated to making sure all women have access to birth control.

Jennifer Marie Brown 45, is the mother of the couple’s two children, Alice and Jack. Their 12-year-old daughter published a book titled ‘Raise Your Hand’ in 2019.

Jennifer Marie Brown husband Jake Tapper net worth

Jennifer Marie Brown husband Jake Tapper net worth is estimated by online sources at $10 million. Tapper is a best-selling author as well as a celebrated journalist, so his net worth, is no surprise.
His salary alone is over the million mark, Jake’s annual salary under his current CNN contract is $4 million.

What does Jennifer Marie Brown husband Jake Tapper do now?

Jennifer Marie Brown husband, Jake Tapper describes himself as a ‘dad, husband, CNN anchor and author.’
The 52-year-old is CNN’s chief Washington correspondent and is currently under contract with CNN. He can be seen hosting the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper. And if you can’t get enough of him, you can also catch him on Sundays’ State of the Union.

Jennifer Marie Brown Net worth timeline

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Jennifer Marie Brown net worth timeline begins after she worked for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

She is an advocacy consultant

She works for Upstream

Jennifer Marie Brown Net worth 2021

According to online sources, Jennifer Marie Brown net worth in 2021 has not been disclosed, however the blonde surely makes good money from her work as a consultant.
It is safe to say she leads a comfortable life since her husband’s job in the spotlight earns him millions.

Jennifer Marie Brown Upstream deal

During an interview, Jake Tapper offered an update about his wife’s career, explaining Jennifer Marie Brown worked part-time for a group called Upstream.
According to their website, Upstream aims to reduce unplanned pregnancy to improve the lives of parents and children.

Jennifer Marie Brown’s husband book deals

Her popular husband however, has authored several books including 2012’s “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor” and 2018’s “The Hellfire Club” both of which ranked on the New York Times Bestsellers List.

His book, The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, debuted in the top 10 on the New York Times bestseller list.

His most recent work is The Devil May Dance -which will be available in May of 2021.

Jennifer Marie Brown house

Jennifer Marie Brown and her award-winning broadcast journalist husband, acquired a Washington residence in June 2007 for not quite $1.25 million.
Nestled into a densely wooded cul-de-sac about five miles due north of the White House in the Forest Hills neighborhood, the clapboard-sided residence has three and up to five bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in just under 3,000-square-feet.

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A front porch extends the full width of the house and lends a charming, relaxed air to the compact, four-story residence that opens to a center hall entry and stair gallery with honey-toned hardwoods that extend into a step-down living room that’s anchored by a fireplace set between built-in bookshelves and wrapped in transom-topped glass sliders that open to a wrap around deck.
There’s also a separate dining room with custom wood trim, an up-to-date kitchen with slab marble countertops on dove grey counter tops, and an adjoining breakfast room with built-in banquette seating.
In 2017 it was reported that Jennifer Marie Brown and her husband sold their Washington, D.C. residence for $1.4 million.

Jennifer Marie Brown Ventures and Investments

There are no Jennifer Marie Brown ventures and/or investments disclosed. In fact, despite her husband’s career in front of the camera it is safe to say she leads a pretty low profile.

She is not to be confused with author of the same name, Jennifer Brown -a novelist known The Hate List, a bestselling 2009 young adult novel.
Jake Tapper’s wife rarely gives interviews. And even big profiles of her husband rarely mention her.

Jennifer Marie Brown Charity and philanthropy

Jennifer Marie Brown said during a 2015 interview that part of her time is spent as a volunteer with AmeriCorps’ reading partners program, helping first- and second-graders to read. She said about the experience

“That time every week allows me to understand that people need each other, and the most important thing we can do every day is to be kind.”

As for her husband, Jake Tapper is an ambassador for Homes for Our Troops, which builds mortgage-free specially designed homes for the most severely wounded troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Jennifer Marie Brown Early life

Jennifer Marie Brown was born in January of 1977 to parents Thomas and Linda Brown. She was raised in Platte City, Missouri.

Brown’s father owned and operated a general merchandise store called US 1 Dollar in Lenexa, Kansas, according to Brown’s wedding announcement in the New York Times. Her mother worked for Southwest Airlines as a customer service supervisor at the Kansas City International Airport. Oprah Magazine reported that Brown’s parents are now retired.

Brown stayed close to home for college, graduating from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Jennifer Marie Brown Career

As previously mentioned, Jennifer Marie Brown graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
She is a former regional field manager in Washington for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. While there, she was required to recruit, educate and organized support systems for the organization’s employees.
The blonde is currently an advocacy consultant and is employed by Upstream, an organization dedicated to making sure all women have access to birth control.

Jennifer Marie Brown achievements

Jennifer Marie Brown has been living her best life for years, happily married to Jake Tapper and building a family next to her husband.
It is safe to say she is best known for her marriage to the top broadcaster, TV host, cartoonist and author, Jake Tapper.

As for her husband, Jake earned an Emmy Award for his coverage of the inauguration of President Obama and won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Breaking News for “Target bin Laden: The Death of Public Enemy #1”.

Jennifer Marie Brown favorite hobbies

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Jennifer Marie Brown who rarely appeared on her husband’s social media, has been seen enjoying family time during family gateways.
As a working parent, her hobbies probably revolved around her children and spending quality time with her family and most likely exercising since she keeps pretty fit.

Jennifer Marie Brown favorites

Jennifer Marie Brown favorite football team is the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Favorite Quotes from Jennifer Marie Brown

Jennifer Marie Brown quotes have all been about her husband, Brown told Home & Design magazine about meeting Tapper:

“After that first dinner with him, I knew something was going to happen.”

In a 2017 GQ profile about Tapper, she called her husband:

“an honest and truthful man.”

Lessons learned from Jennifer Marie Brown

Jennifer Marie Brown is certainly a proud spouse as well as a dedicated and thoughtful mother, and all mothers could learn from that.
The couple’s daughter Alice, actually explained how her mom, Jennifer, came up with her name during that first date with her dad.

In an op-ed for the New York Times, Alice wrote, “On their first date, when my mom found out that my dad’s middle name was Paul, she instantly knew that if she married my dad and had a baby girl she would call me Alice Paul. Alice Paul was one of the women who led the movement for women to have the right to vote. Having Alice Paul’s name makes me feel special. For women to be equal to men, we have to fight for it.”

The couple’s daughter Alice Paul, happens to be a published author like her father. Her picture book “Raise Your Hand” was published in March of 2019 when she was only 11 years old. In the summary on Amazon, Alice explained she wanted to encourage more of the girls in her class to answer questions in school more often. She came up with the idea of creating a Girl Scout badge that participants could earn by being more confident in the classroom.

What does Jennifer Marie Brown do now?

Jennifer Marie Brown is presumed to still be working part-time while also caring for her family at home.

Where does Jennifer Marie Brown live now?

Jennifer Marie Brown currently lives in Washington D.C., along with her hubby.

Where can I find Jennifer Marie Brown on social media?

Unfortunately, Jennifer Marie Brown prefers a lifestyle away from the limelight and that includes not participating in any form of social media.

You can still check out her husband on most common platforms

Jake Tapper Instagram

Jake Tapper is active on Instagram with over 250k followers.

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Jake Tapper Twitter

Jake Tapper can also be found on Twitter, where he has over 3 million followers, his most popular social media platform.

Jake Tapper Facebook

Jake Tapper is also active on Facebook with over 160k followers.

Jake Tapper Website

Jake Tapper also has his own website.

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