Alice Stewart Passed Away!

CNN mourns the lost of contributor Alice Stewart.

CNN and the Associated Press confirm that the Republican political strategist and contributor to the cable outlet passed away in Virginia. Alice Stewart, 58 has passed away at her home and the police have determined there was no signs of foul play on her passing.

Stewart was originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Tucker High School and obtained journalism and political science degrees from the University of Georgia's Grady School of Journalism.

Stewart began her career as a weekend anchor on the NBC Little Rock-affiliate KARK television station. She served as the communications director for the presidential campaign of former Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and then former Sen. Rick Santorum. She began working for Arkansas governor and politician Mike Huckabee as communications director for his first presidential campaign. She also worked for his second presidential campaign until she resigned in 2015. She also was the communications director for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's 2016 campaign.

Stewart joined CNN in 2016, during the election. In 2019, Stewart became a Harvard Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

She was living in Fairfax County, Virginia, a part of the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Stewart was on CNN until her passing. This is a photo of her with then host Brooke Baldwin.

Stewart was also a co-host of the podcast “Hot Mics From Left to Right,” alongside fellow CNN commentator Maria Cardona.

“I just can’t believe that she’s gone,” Cardona said on “CNN Newsroom,” adding that the two were going to record an episode of their podcast Saturday. “I want everyone to know what a special person she was, especially in this industry. As you know, today’s politics can be indecent and so dirty, and Alice was just such a loving, shining light.”

Stewart also served on the senior advisory committee at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, where she previously was a fellow.

In her free time, Stewart was an avid runner. She frequently posted photos from road races on social media, including from the TCS New York City Marathon, which she ran in November, and the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race, which she ran last month.