Brent Budowsky
Brent Jamin Budowsky (February 28, 1952 – July 23, 2023) was an American political opinion writer and columnist for The Hill. Early life and education
Brent Jamin Budowsky was born on February 28, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was a teacher and his father was a insurance executive. Budowsky attended Seaford High School in Seaford, New York. Budowsky received his Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University. He completed a Juris Doctor from the Columbus School of Law of Catholic University, which included participation in the law program of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics. Career
From the mid-1970s to 1990, Budowsky served in senior congressional staff positions including legislative assistant to former Senator Lloyd Bentsen; extensively involved with the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, and was legislative director to Representative Bill Alexander, then the Chief Deputy Majority Whip. Budowsky was described as liberal. Budowsky worked as an political opinion writer and columnist for The Hill for over a decade. After a brief illness, Brent Budowsky died on July 23, 2023, at the age of 71. References

External links

Budowsky at The Hill’s Pundits Blog
Budowsky at The Huffington Post

1952 births
2023 deaths
Employees of the United States Congress
George Washington University alumni
Columbus School of Law alumni
Alumni of the London School of Economics
American male journalists
Journalists from Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., Democrats
American political writers
20th-century American journalists