Lawrence O’Donnell is the anchor of “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” weekdays at 10 p.m. ET on MS NOW.
O’Donnell joined MS NOW as a political analyst in 1996. He is an Emmy Award-winning executive producer and writer for the NBC series “The West Wing” and creator and executive producer of the NBC series “Mister Sterling.”
From 1989 through 1992, O’Donnell served as Senior Advisor to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan. In 1992, he served as Chief of Staff to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. From 1993 to 1995, he served as the Chief of Staff of the Senate Finance Committee. He first began working with Sen. Moynihan as Director of Communications in the Senator’s 1988 re-election campaign.
Born in Boston, O’Donnell is a graduate of Harvard College.
