Betsy Woodruff Swan (née Woodruff; born October 31, 1989) is an American journalist who is currently a national political reporter for Politico and contributor to MSNBC.[1][2]
Betsy Woodruff Swan | |
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Born | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. | October 31, 1989
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Hillsdale College |
Occupation | Reporter |
Years active | 2011–present |
Employer(s) | Politico, MSNBC |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Swan was born in Columbia, Missouri. She graduated with a BA in English from Hillsdale College in 2012.[3]
Swan started her career as a reporter and William F. Buckley Fellow at National Review.[4] Amid a wider staff exodus from National Review in 2014, Swan moved after two years to the Washington Examiner to become a political writer covering Capitol Hill and electoral politics.[5] Swan joined the news magazine Slate as a national political reporter in late 2014.[6][unreliable source?][7] She then became a national political reporter for The Daily Beast in March 2015, covering federal law enforcement.[8][9] Swan has appeared on Fox News and CNN and is a contributor to MSNBC.[10][11] On March 4, 2020, Swan announced she would be leaving The Daily Beast and had been hired at Politico.[1]
Swan married Axios reporter Jonathan Swan on September 14, 2019.[12] They have one child.[13]