Dotty Lynch

Dotty Lynch (July 24, 1945 – August 10, 2014) was an academic, journalist and political pollster, best known for being the first woman to be chief polltaker for a presidential campaign when she worked for Gary Hart.^[2][3] She also served as political advisor to George McGovern and Jimmy Carter.^[4]

Dotty Lynch
Born	Dorothea Jean Lynch (1945-07-24)July 24, 1945 Brooklyn, New York, US
Died	August 10, 2014(2014-08-10) (aged 69) Washington, DC
Alma mater	Marymount Manhattan College, Fordham University[1]
Occupation(s)	Political analyst, academic
Known for	First female chief polltaker for a US presidential campaign
Spouse	Richard Morgan Downey

She was the CBS News senior political editor from 1985 to 2005 and was a member of the CBS News/New York Times polling consortium.^[5]

In 2006, she joined American University's School of Communication as executive in residence, and became director of the SOC/SPA joint MA program in Political Communication.

Career

Lynch began her career in 1968 when she worked as a researcher for the Election Unit at NBC. In 1972, she joined Cambridge Survey Research, becoming a vice president in 1976.^[6]

Death

Lynch died August 10, 2014, from complications of melanoma. She is survived by her husband R. Morgan Downey and stepson Robert.^[2]