She served as an advisor and led the fundraising division of President Donald Trump 's presidential campaign. She was an assistant district attorney in San Francisco from to From to , she was married to Democratic politician Gavin Newsom , and was first lady of San Francisco during Newsom's first two years as mayor of that city.
Guilfoyle worked at Fox News from to , and co-hosted The Five on the network. Guilfoyle was born in San Francisco on March 9, Her mother was Puerto Rican and her father was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States at the age of She was raised Catholic.
Guilfoyle's mother, Mercedes, taught special education. She died of leukemia when Guilfoyle was He later became a real estate investor. Until his death in , he was a close advisor to his son-in-law Gavin Newsom , who was San Francisco mayor.
While in law school, she interned at the San Francisco district attorney's office. She also was a lingerie and fashion model, being featured in local department stores advertising campaigns including for Macy's and modeling Victoria's Secret lingerie for a bridal magazine. While there, Guilfoyle published research in international children's rights and European Economic Community law.
After law school, Guilfoyle taught in a public school district [ 8 ] and briefly worked as a prosecutor in San Francisco. She lost her job in when Terence Hallinan was elected district attorney and fired 14 of the city's prosecutors.
