Andrew Schlafly
Andrew Layton Schlafly (/ˈʃlæfli/; born April 27, 1961) is an American lawyer and Christian conservative activist.[1] He is the founder and owner of the wiki encyclopedia project Conservapedia. He is the son of the conservative activist and lawyer Phyllis Schlafly.[2]
Andrew Schlafly
Schlafly was the lead counsel for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons' efforts to bring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act before the United States Supreme Court.
Early life and education[edit]
Schlafly is one of six children.[3] His great-great-grandfather August Schlafly was a Swiss immigrant to the United States. His father Fred Schlafly was an attorney, and his mother Phyllis (née Stewart) spearheaded the movement opposing the Equal Rights Amendment and was founder of the Eagle Forum.
Born and raised in Alton, Illinois,[3][4] Schlafly graduated from Saint Louis Priory School and later received a B.S.E. in electrical engineering and certificate in engineering physics from Princeton University in 1981.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Engineering[edit]
After graduating from Princeton, Schlafly briefly worked as a device physicist for Intel in Santa Clara, California until 1983, when he became a microelectronics engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.[7] Schlafly later worked for Bell Labs before enrolling at Harvard Law School.[2]
Personal life[edit]
In 1984, Schlafly married Catherine Kosarek, a medical student and fellow Princeton alum.[32] They live in Far Hills, New Jersey.[33]
External links[edit]
Media related to Andrew Schlafly at Wikimedia Commons