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Chris Cillizza was born on February 20, 1976 in Marlborough, Connecticut, United States and is credited as a journalist, pundit and academic. As of 2026, Chris Cillizza is 50 years old. Education on record includes Georgetown University.
My Take
Chris Cillizza strikes me as a pure product of the modern political-media machine, for better and worse. Georgetown-educated, he climbed from The Washington Post's political blog to CNN, building a knack for distilling elections and horse-race politics into digestible takes. People argue plenty about that style, but I genuinely credit him with making political coverage feel approachable to ordinary readers. These days he maintains his own political blog.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Cillizza
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・シリザ
- Reading
- くりす・しりざ
- Born
- February 20, 1976 (age 50)
- Origin
- Marlborough, Connecticut, United States
- Occupation
- journalist / pundit / academic
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
2. Background
- University
- Georgetown University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://newhouse.syracuse.edu/people/chris-cillizza
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/
- Xhttps://x.com/CillizzaCNN
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Cillizza
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5106158
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Chris Cillizza born?
Chris Cillizza was born on February 20, 1976 and is 50 years old.
Where is Chris Cillizza from?
Chris Cillizza is from Marlborough, Connecticut, United States.
What does Chris Cillizza do?
Chris Cillizza works as journalist, pundit, academic.
Where did Chris Cillizza study?
Chris Cillizza attended Georgetown University.
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