Jennifer Lee Bendery (born 1974) is an American

political journalist Political journalism is a broad branch of journalism that includes coverage of all aspects of politics and political science, although the term usually refers specifically to coverage of civil governments and political power. Political j ...

whose focus has been on

Capitol Hill Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the ...

, including coverage of

U.S. policy The policies of the United States of America comprise all actions taken by its federal government. The executive branch is the primary entity through which policies are enacted, however the policies are derived from a collection of laws, execu ...

regarding women and minorities – particularly

Savanna's Act The Savanna's Act or #MMIW Act reforms law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Native women, and for other purposes. An initial version of the bill passed the Senate on December 6, 2018. It was held by Bob ...

and the Violence Against Women Act.

Career

From 1996 to 1998, Bendery was Health Care Policy Reporter for the Manisses Communications Group in Providence, Rhode Island. From 1999 to 2002, she was marketing/promotions manager in San Francisco for Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (religion & nonprofit book series). From 2003 to 2007, she covered the Texas Legislature for ''GalleryWatch,''

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

Bureau. During that period, Bendery, in 2005, completed an M.A. degree in English literature at San Francisco State University. From 2007 to 2011, she was a

Congressional A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

and White House staff reporter for '' Roll Call.'' Since 2011, Bendery has written for the '' HuffPost,'' where she is currently (as of April 2021) Senior Politics Reporter.

Selected articles

* January 29, 2020, Bendery authored a story in the '' HuffPost'' that included a list of U.S. House and Senate members who had tested positive for COVID-19. * April 20, 2021, Bendery broke the story in the ''HuffPost'' that Congressman Jeff Fortenberry made emergency calls to the

U.S. Capitol Police The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States an ...

to test

response time Response time may refer to: *The time lag between an electronic input and the output signal which depends upon the value of passive components used. *Responsiveness, how quickly an interactive system responds to user input *Response time (biology) ...

. The exercise roused the ire of Capitol Police personnel.

Bendery's subjects

* Affirmative action *

Discrimination Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...

* Employment Non-Discrimination Act * Gender inequality *

Human Rights Campaign The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group. It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for LGB ...

Paycheck Fairness Act The Paycheck Fairness ActH.R.7 is a proposed United States labor law that would add procedural protections to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Fair Labor Standards Act as part of an effort to address the gender pay gap in the United States. A Ce ...

* Racial inequality *

* Violence Against Women Act Bendery has authored articles criticizing aspects of the following: *

Alliance Defending Freedom Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF, formerly Alliance Defense Fund) is an American conservative Christian legal advocacy group that works to curtail rights for LGBTQ people; expand Christian practices within public schools and in government; and ...

Center for Security Policy The Center for Security Policy (CSP) is a US far-right, anti-Muslim, Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The organization's founder and current president is Frank Gaffney Jr. who is known for promoting falsehoods about former U.S. President ...

Professional affiliations

* President, . Bendery has been a member of the foundation for (since September 2013). Before her current role as President, she served as co-chair of the Congressional Dinner committee for two years and Vice President for two years.

Family

Bendery, by way of her mother – Margaret Bendery ( Margaret Whitcomb) – is a niece of journalist Robert Bassett Whitcomb, Jr. (born 1947) of '' The Providence Journal.''

Bibliography

Annotations

Notes

References

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References authored by Bendery

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bendery, Jennifer 1974 births Living people Political journalists American women journalists American political writers 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American women writers San Francisco State University alumni University of Mary Washington alumni People from Annandale, Virginia