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Bloomberg Government Washington, D.C.
Congress Reporter January 2022 – present
● Write 400- to 1,000-word breaking news, enterprise, and scoops about Senate and House leadership and elections
based on exclusive interviews with lawmakers, congressional staff, political strategists and lobbyists
● Preview political battles and floor action for Congress Tracker, BGOV’s best-read morning newsletter
● Covered historic balloting for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation, 2022 midterms
● Most popular scoops included an interview with Rep. Mary Peltola ahead of her upset win over Gov. Sarah Palin
and exclusive reporting on an Arizona Senate candidate’s opposition to ESG scoring
● Traveled on assignment to eight states to cover congressional and statewide campaigns; one of the only reporters
to identify Rep. Lauren Boebert’s nailbiter re-election race before election night as competitive
● Contribute reporting and analysis on latest Washington news to Bloomberg News, TV and Radio
National Journal Washington, D.C.
Staff Correspondent, Daily November 2018 – December 2021
● Wrote daily and weekly 800- to 1,500-word spot news, previews, features and trend pieces on Senate policy and
politics for daily website and thrice-weekly print issue; deep dives into Senate and Federal Election Commission
records for data-driven pieces; regular on-air analysis for TV and radio programs
● Led coverage of major news on Capitol Hill, such as both of President Trump’s impeachment trials, Justice Amy
Coney Barrett’s confirmation, coronavirus relief negotiations and the Biden cabinet’s confirmation
● Deep sourcing in the Senate led to exclusive stories that exposed Sen. Rand Paul’s obstruction of historic
anti-lynching legislation, Democrats’ blockade on confirmation of Trump’s judges to understaffed courts
Staff Correspondent, Hotline February 2016 – December 2018
● Broke stories for twice-daily newsletter on campaign and PAC launches, endorsements, polling, and advertising
● Aggregated news clips, press releases, and federal/state campaign finance data for as many as 12 blog posts a day
● Wrote weekly 1,000-word enterprise on statewide campaigns for daily online website and thrice-weekly print issue
● Traveled on assignment to about a dozen states to write in-depth profiles on candidates
Web Producer, Hotline May 2014 – March 2016
● Edited and fact-checked daily morning elections newsletters and podcast on tight deadlines
● Coordinated between teams to build and continuously update polling and campaign staffing databases
● Bylines on elections in National Journal Daily, National Journal Magazine and The Atlantic
The Washington Post Washington, D.C.
Metro Desk Intern January – May 2014
● Covered local politics, crime and education on daily deadlines for print and online
● Filed feeds and photos from polling places for live blog and print coverage of the D.C. mayoral Democratic primary
● Wrote obituaries for local politicos and celebrities
George Washington Graduate School of Political Management Washington, D.C.
Lecturer September 2022-March 2023
● Designed and taught 10-week seminar on 2022 congressional elections and 2024 presidential primary contest
● Wrote and delivered lecture to foreign exchange students about the intricacies of Congress and federal rulemaking