Elena Schneider

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@washingtonsun national political reporter. Formerly @politico, @nytimes, @TexasTribune, @MedillSchool. NC native. Let's talk: elenaschneider@washsun.com

Washington, DC Joined January 2012

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Elena Schneider @ec_schneider May 2

NEWS - Investigation into End Citizens United’s disappearance from electoral spending.

Spent $14.2 million in 20
$6 million in 22
$1.7 million in 24

“Without the IE, they don’t have the same level of influence anymore.”

Final story w/ @jsscppr:
politico.com/news/2026/05/0…

www.politico.com ‘There should’ve been a reckoning’: How End Citizens United’s electoral spending faded

Elena Schneider @ec_schneider 4d

Talk to me about 2028!

Oriana González Verified account @ReporterOriana 4d

🎙️ *taps mic* is this thing on??

@washingtonsun is looking for a White House reporter, a politics reporters and a Congress reporter!

i cannot stress enough how much i love this newsroom

come work with me:
washingtonsun.com/about-us/jobs
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Elena Schneider @ec_schneider 6d

NEWS - Inside the GOP cataclysm, from redistricting backfire to nightmare mid-Sept polling.

"The Trump coalition came apart at the seams."

& a secret DCCC polling program to save $10M in Sept

w/ @Alex_Roarty @reesejgorman
washingtonsun.com/campaigns/repu…

www.washingtonsun.com Inside the Republican Cataclysm Interviews with more than 50 lawmakers, candidates, senior strategists and consultants from both parties reveal how Republicans walked into disaster — and how Democrats took advantage.

Elena Schneider @ec_schneider Nov 4

& DCCC staffers are sobbing happy tears, per person in the room.

Igor Bobic Verified account @igorbobic Nov 4

Staffers are literally popping champage bottles at the DSCC
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Elena Schneider @ec_schneider Nov 4

In Saline County, where I trailed Adam Hamilton last month, he's holding onto his margins there.

Trump won it by 32 pts, Marshall up by less than 2 w/ ~40% in.

The 'lose by less' in rural areas is working. & the red undertow is pulling Marshall down further.
washingtonsun.com/campaigns/kans…

www.washingtonsun.com Republicans Are Trying to Spend Their Way Out of Disaster in Kansas “It’s hard to believe we’re messing around in Kansas,” one Republican strategist said.