Daniel Desrochers Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Congressional and White House coverage focusing on issues that matter to local readers in Kansas City Missouri.• Produce breaking news, enterprise, quick hit accountability articles and projects with a focus on local readership.• Cover federal elections in Kansas City Missouri, including Sen. Josh Hawley’s reelection effort.• Lead writer on a weekly politics newsletter.• Explain the complexity of Washington and elections for local readers.

Lexington, Kentucky

• Lead reporter on statewide and federal elections in Kentucky, including Mitch McConnell’s 2020 campaign.• Cover breaking news on the political beat, including the Governor’s Office, the legislature, state agencies and major court rulings• Report in-depth on issues including tax policies, an ongoing pension crisis and a contentious biennial budget.• Analyze politics and issues in print, online and on state and national television and radio.• Use public records to examine government officials and state agencies, leading to the adoption of new policies in the Kentucky judicial system.• Analyze spending records, voting patterns, major political donors and travel information with Excel.• Tweet, shoot video and take photos on breaking news stories.• Partnered with ProPublica on a series of stories about Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes that led to a change in Kentucky law.

Charleston, West Virginia Area

• Covered the Kanawha County Commission and used interactive maps to expose several areas of Kanawha County that voted in the wrong district.• Covered the presidential primaries in West Virginia. • Investigated government spending on a statewide broadband system, finding more than $1 million in wasted spending.• Worked with Excel, Tableau, CartoDB and Infogram to produce interactive digital media.

Washington D.C.