"Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." — Colossians 3:14
Here's what's actually known from reliable sources about Paula Andrea Bongino, the wife of Dan Bongino, based on biographical reporting and public information:
🇨🇴 Background & Early Life
Full Name: Paula Andrea Bongino (née Martínez).
Birthplace: Cali, Colombia. She was born there and immigrated to the United States as a child with her family.
Early Years: She grew up in the U.S. after moving from Colombia and later pursued higher education there.
🎓 Education
Most sources agree that Paula has a college education, and multiple profiles say she studied computer information systems at Baruch College in New York City, giving her a technical and web‑oriented background.
👩💻 Career & Professional Life
Paula has worked as a web developer and entrepreneur. She and Dan ran several home‑based business ventures together, including:
selling martial arts apparel
(like specialty socks),designing websites, and consulting on security and risk management. They later closed these businesses when Dan embarked on his political campaigns.
In some profiles she's described as having experience in financial or technical roles before marriage, though details vary between sources and are less firmly documented.
🤝 Marriage & Family
Paula met Dan Bongino on a blind date in 2001, and the couple married in 2003. Together they have two daughters — Isabel (born ~2004) and Amelia (born ~2012).
The family has lived in Maryland and later Palm City, Florida, where they maintain a relatively private family life compared with Dan's public media presence.
🌎 Citizenship
Several sources indicate that Paula holds dual Colombian‑American citizenship, meaning she became a naturalized U.S. citizen at some point after moving to the United States.
👩❤️👨 Role & Public Presence
Paula tends to keep a low public profile. She supports her husband's work but is not a frequent media figure in her own right.
She occasionally appears on social media and has been mentioned in interviews and coverage related to Dan's career and family life.
📍 Summary
Paula Andrea Bongino is:
Colombian‑born and raised before moving to the U.S., educated in a technical/IT field, a former web developer and entrepreneur, the wife and partner of Dan Bongino since 2003,
a mother of two daughters,
and someone who has generally preferred privacy over public attention, despite being connected to a high‑profile public figure.
