Jonathan Allen (journalist)

Jonathan Allen
Allen during a 2014 Q&A with the Miller Center
Born (1975-10-15) October 15, 1975 (age 49)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Maryland (BA)
OccupationPolitical journalist
Years active2000–present
EmployerNBC News
Notable work
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Stephanie Claire Allen
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(m. 2005)​
Children2
Awards

Jonathan Allen (born October 15, 1975) is an American political journalist and pundit. He has been a senior political analyst and political reporter for NBC News Digital since 2017.[1] Allen has also reported for Congressional Quarterly, The Hill, Politico, Bloomberg News, and Vox.[2][3][4][5][6] Allen's partnership with fellow political correspondent Amie Parnes resulted in two best-selling books on Hillary Clinton. In 2008, he won the Everett Dirksen Award and Sandy Hume Award.

Allen has appeared as a commentator on political talk shows such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and Meet the Press.[7][8][9] He has served as a political operative for the Democratic Party and as head of community and content for Sidewire from January 2016 to the service's closure in June 2017.[10][11] Allen has also taught as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University.[12]

  1. ^ Allen, Jonathan; Parnes, Aimie (March 2, 2021). Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency. New York, New York: Crown Publishing Group. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-525-57422-4.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Allen". Roll Call. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Allen". C-SPAN. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Harris, John F. (February 22, 2010). "Why POLITICO let Jonathan Allen Come Back". Politico. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Allen". Bloomberg. 27 March 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Calderone, Michael (April 1, 2015). "Bloomberg's Jonathan Allen Joins Vox". HuffPost. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for Wednesday, December 29th, 2010". NBC News. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Wasserman Schultz Taps Reporter to Run PAC". Roll Call. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  11. ^ Allen, Jonathan (2016-01-29). "Politics Needs a Stitch". Medium. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  12. ^ "Medill News Service: Washington D.C." Medill News Service. Archived from the original on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2023-09-01.