Kathie Obradovich

Kathie Obradovich has been covering Iowa government and politics for more than two decades. She joined the Des Moines Register as political editor in 2003, just a few months before the 2004 Iowa caucuses. The Register's caucus coverage won national awards that year, and again in 2008. She's also been the lead editor for the award-winning Iowa Poll. In June 2009, she took over from David Yepsen as the Register's political columnist. She makes frequent appearances on national media programs and also has developed a following for campaign coverage on Twitter. She's an Iowa native and makes use of that perspective in her columns.