The New York Times

Lisa Lerer is a reporter at The New York Times, covering campaigns, elections and political power.

Before joining The Times, she was a national political writer at The Associated Press, where she was a lead reporter on the 2016 presidential race. She previously reported for Politico, Bloomberg News, Businessweek and The American Lawyer magazine.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lerer was a Nieman fellow at Harvard University in 2017. She lives in Washington with her husband and two children.

Twitter: @llerer