Jonathan Martin (born c. 1977) is an American political journalist. He is

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’s politics bureau chief and senior political columnist, the co-author of the 2012 book ''The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: The 34 Days That Decided the Election'', and the co-author of the 2022 book ''This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future''.

Early life

Jonathan Martin was born around 1977 in

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. He majored in history at

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, where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree.

Career

Martin worked as a political reporter for ''

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'' "

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," the ''

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'' and ''

''. In 2013, he joined ''The New York Times'', as a national political correspondent. In 2022 he returned to Politico as Politics Bureau Chief and a senior political columnist. With Glenn Thrush, Martin co-authored a book about the

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. In a review for ''

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'' magazine, Carol Felsenthal noted that it was "full of insider intelligence." Together with fellow New York Times reporter Alexander Burns, Martin authored the book ''This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future'' on the last months of

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's presidency, the

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, and the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol building, which was published in May 2022.

Personal life

Martin married Elizabeth Fischer in 2012.

Works

* *Jonathan Martin & Alexander Burns, ''This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future.'' Simon & Schuster, 2022

References

External links

* * https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/12/24/jonathan-martin-government-shutdown-no-urgency-mcconnell-newday-sot-vpx.cnn * https://harvardpolitics.com/interview-with-jonathan-martin/ * 1977 births Living people Journalists from Arlington County, Virginia Hampden–Sydney College alumni The New York Times journalists American political journalists Politico people {{US-journalist-1970s-stub