Alice Stewart, aCNNpolitical commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died at 58.
Stewarts body was found outdoors in the Bellevue neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning.
No foul play is suspected, and officers believe a medical emergency occurred.
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Our hearts are heavy as we mourn such an extraordinary loss.
She then moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, to be a news anchor.
From there, she served as the communications director in then-Arkansas Gov.
Mike Huckabees office before assuming a similar role for his presidential run in 2008.
Most recently, Stewart was the communications director for Texas Sen. Ted Cruzs 2016 campaign.
CNN hired Stewart ahead of the 2016 election to work as a commentator.
Her last appearance was Friday onThe Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.
Stewart toldHarvard Political Reviewin 2020 that she brings a perspective that I think CNN appreciates.
My position at CNN is to be a conservative voice yet an independent thinker, Stewart said.
She was co-host of the podcastHot Mics From Left to Rightwith CNN commentator Maria Cardona.
No information on survivors was immediately available.
