Debra Saunders

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Debra J. Saunders is a conservative columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Syndicated by Creators Syndicate, her thrice weekly column is also carried by townhall.com.

Between 1987 and 1992, Saunders was a columnist and editorial writer for the Los Angeles Daily News. She has previously worked for conservative interest groups and for a Republican leader of the California State Assembly.

In addition to her columns, she has also written for The Wall Street Journal, National Review and Reader's Digest. She is the author of one book, The World According to Gore (ISBN 1-893554-14-7).

Saunders is married to Wesley J. Smith, an author and fellow of the conservative Discovery Institute known for its campaign promoting intelligent design.

Although as a conservative Republican, Saunders consistently opposed the War on Drugs.[1][2]

In 2007, she penned an article that criticized the imprisoned freelance journalist and blogger Josh Wolf.[3]

Saunders is Jewish.

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