Jonathan Martin (journalist)
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Jonathan Martin | |
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| Born | c. 1977 (age 47–48) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Hampden-Sydney College (BA) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Fischer |
Jonathan Martin (born c. 1977) is an American political journalist. He is Politico’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.
Jonathan Martin was born around 1977 in Arlington, Virginia.[1][2] He majored in history at Hampden–Sydney College,[2] where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree.[1]
Career
Martin worked as a political reporter for National Journal's "The Hotline," the National Review[3] and Politico.[4][2][5] In 2013, he joined The New York Times, as a national political correspondent.[6] In 2022 he returned to Politico as Politics Bureau Chief and a senior political columnist.[7][8]
With Glenn Thrush, Martin co-authored a book about the 2012 United States presidential election.[5] In a review for Chicago magazine, Carol Felsenthal noted that it was "full of insider intelligence."[9]
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 Donald Trump's presidency, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol building, which was published in May 2022.[10][11]
In 2025, Martin was a fellow at the USC Center for the Political Future. [12]
Personal life
Martin married Elizabeth Fischer in 2012.[2]
