Kavanaugh was born Ashley Jean Estes in
Abilene, Texas. She graduated from
Abilene Cooper High School in 1993, where she was a member of the Student Council for three years and played golf for three years. beginning in 1993, and graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Journalism degree. In 2004, she married fellow
West Wing staff member
Brett Kavanaugh. Both President Bush and
First Lady Laura Bush attended the wedding ceremony in
Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ==Career==