American Journalist Ronald Hansen stands in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

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I’m currently a national politics reporter for The Arizona Republic. See my latest work here (may be subject to paywall) or view text below.

“Democracy in Doubt” won the Scripps Howard Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment; it explores Arizona’s surprising role in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.

Here’s a small SAMPLE of my reporting:

Kari Lake’s campaign debt is unlike most former Senate candidates’

Abolish FEMA? How Arizona needs to adjust if Trump eliminates disaster agency

Congresswoman Debbie Lesko mentioned a misdemeanor when opening up about her past. But she didn’t tell the whole story.

To capture Arizona, Trump or Harris must win over 3 voting groups in this massive county

Kari Lake urges US to adopt Hungary’s ‘baby bonus’ policy to curb abortions. Does it work?

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema hasn’t said if she is pursuing reelection. Is she running out of time?

Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court trailblazer and Arizona icon, dies at 93

Before Congress, Rep. Ruben Gallego boosted a migrant bank plan that crumbled

Congressman Andy Biggs, under scrutiny after January 6, has long history on conservatism’s fringes

Stablecoin bill marks emergence of Sen. Ruben Gallego as crypto power player. Arizona Republic link here.

John Conlan, Arizona congressman remembered for infamous 1976 Senate campaign, dead at 90. Arizona Republic link here.

“Democracy in Doubt” White House phone calls, baseless fraud charges: The origins of the Arizona election review.

The five-part Arizona Republic series “Democracy in Doubt” won the Scripps Howard Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment. Ronald Hansen and (former Arizona Republic reporter) Yvonne Wingett Sanchez explain White House efforts to circumvent the popular vote and engineer an illegitimate Trump victory. Here’s how Arizona plunged into a fog of election conspiracies, riven with partisanship and targeted by opportunists from across the country.