Laura Barrón-López

Laura Barrón-López is a national political reporter for POLITICO, covering House campaigns and the 2020 presidential race. Barrón-López has broken news on the ongoing efforts by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party to primary sitting incumbents and has written about the steps presidential candidates have taken to diversify their staff and advisers. Barrón-López recently led 2018 coverage of Democrats for the Washington Examiner. At the Examiner, Barrón-López covered the DNC’s efforts to reform the power of superdelegates and traveled to competitive districts that propelled Democrats into the House majority. She also stalked the halls of Congress covering major legislative battles including Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court and failed attempts to pass relief for DACA recipients.

Previously, Barrón-López covered Congress for HuffPost for two and half years, focusing on fights over fast-track authorization, criminal justice reform, and coal miner pensions, among other policy topics in the Senate. Barrón-López also covered energy and environment policy for The Hill. Her work has been published in the Oregonian, OC Register, E&E Publishing, and Roll Call. She earned a bachelor’s in political science from California State University, Fullerton.