Author Bios

Sasha Hupka covers voting access, election administration, and democracy issues across Arizona. She previously reported on politics, business and other topics at The Arizona Republic, where her stories won …

Nathaniel Rakich is Votebeat's managing editor. He was previously a senior editor and senior elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight, where he oversaw editorial operations, managed interactive projects, and wrote data-driven …

Séamus Malekafzali is a New York-based journalist and writer focusing on the Middle East. He was previously based in Paris and Beirut.

Dan Keemahill gathers and analyzes data on health outcomes and access in Texas. A native of Sacramento, Dan is a graduate of Northwestern University and started his journalism career …

Emily Oliver lives in Minneapolis with her husband, nonfiction writer Dylan Reynolds, and daughter Alma. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University. Her work has recently …

Amanda Seitz is a health policy reporter. From her perch in Washington, she covers how federal regulations, laws and policies impact the health of Americans around the country. Seitz …

Helen Redmond is a senior editor and a multimedia journalist at Filter, a documentary filmmaker, and a licensed clinical social worker. She has worked with people who use drugs for …

Jesse Deer In Water is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and visitor on Traditional Homelands of The Anishinabek 3 Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Bodewadomi and Odawa …

Nour Abo Aisha is a Palestinian freelance journalist and translator based in Gaza. Her work focuses on human rights, political commentary, and the intersection of language and resilience. She …

Nick Bowlin joined The Frontier in 2025 as part of ProPublica's Local Reporting Network. He covers energy and the oil & gas industry. He can be reached at [email protected]