Kevin Becker grew up in Glenview, Illinois before attending American University (AU) in Washington, D.C.. At AU, he was an active member of the investigative journalism publication American Way of Life (AWOL) as the Public Relations Director and staff writer. Furthermore, he interned in Representative Mary Peltola ‘s (D-AK) office for almost a year before joining Capitol Hill Consulting Group (CHCG), a bipartisan government relations firm, as a full time legislative intern during his last semester of college and into the summer.