Reporter at The Washington Post
red lake falls, minnesota, united states
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Claim your profileI write data-driven stories and create charts and maps for the Minnesota Reformer. Previously I was a data reporter at the Washington Post. My work has been cited in legislative testimony, state and federal court briefings, academic journals, late-night talk shows, and countless kitchen table conversations across the United States and beyond.Areas of expertise include drug policy, democracy and representation, public health, weird little bugs and critters, and all things data-related. Formerly in the communications departments of the Brookings Institution and the Pew Research Center. A pretty good trombone player.Author of the 2019 Harper Collins book If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now, the story of my family's move from the DC suburbs to the middle-of-nowhere, Minnesota.Coming back to upstate New York in June 2025. Are you hiring? Let's talk.





