Buchanan was the national treasurer of the "Reagan for President"
primary campaigns of
1976 and
1980, and the Reagan-Bush general election campaigns of 1980 and
1984. After appearing regularly on
CNN's news program
Inside Politics, she became a commentator for
The Situation Room, and later
Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull. She previously served as the co-anchor of
Equal Time on
CNBC and
MSNBC, and during that time also hosted a two-hour
radio talk show. Appointed at the age of 32, Buchanan was the youngest person to serve as
Treasurer of the United States. She held that post from March 20, 1981, to July 5, 1983, after which she was appointed Chairwoman of the President's Commission on Women Business Owners. Buchanan managed her brother
Pat Buchanan's three unsuccessful campaigns for President of the United States. against incumbent
Thomas W. Hayes. Hayes prevailed, but would go on to lose the general election to Democrat
Kathleen Brown. In May 2006, Buchanan was appointed chair of
Team America PAC, a
political action committee founded by
Tom Tancredo. In 2007, she served as chairman to Tancredo's
presidential campaign, after which she became a senior advisor to
Mitt Romney. After the
2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Buchanan became a licensed real estate agent in Virginia, working for the firm McEnearney Associates. ==Personal life==