Author Bios

Dave Byrnes is a Chicago-born independent journalist covering the Trump administration’s anti-immigration campaign.

Isiah Holmes is a journalist and videographer, and a lifelong resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His writing has been featured in Urban Milwaukee, Isthmus, Milwaukee Stories, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Services, …

Ben Huelskamp is the executive director of LOVEboldly and the Pastor of Blue Ocean Faith Columbus. Ordained in The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM), he is an educator, pastor, author, and activist.

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 …