Christina Bellantoni
Bio:
Christina Bellantoni is the associate politics editor for Roll Call. She joined the team in October 2010.
Bellantoni worked as a senior reporter-blogger at Talking Points Memo's Washington bureau covering the White House and Washington at large from October 2009 through October 2010. She helped launch a major expansion for TPM, getting the political news site into the White House Correspondents Association and the White House press pool. Bellantoni covered national politics and the health care debate as TPM experienced record growth.
Before joining TPM, Bellantoni was a White House correspondent for The Washington Times, a post she took after covering the 2008 Democratic presidential campaigns. She joined the Times in December 2003, covering state and Congressional politics before moving to the national political beat for the 2008 campaign.
Bellantoni moved to Washington after covering local politics in California.
Bellantoni, a San Jose native, graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Mass Communications in 2001. Her first journalism job was for the San Jose Business Journal in 1998, working in the research department to put together data for the "Book of Lists."
She won two national journalism awards for Best Scoop in 2001 for her story in Silicon Valley Biz Ink revealing the San Jose Sharks were up for sale. Her stories for the Palo Alto Daily News in 2002 and 2003 won several Bay Area journalism awards.
She lives in D.C.'s Petworth neighborhood with her husband, journalist Thomas M. Anderson, and their cat, Nephron.
Bellantoni no longer works for Roll Call.
Stories by Christina Bellantoni:
Jan. 29, 2011
President Barack Obama kept up his “win the future” theme from the State of the Union speech in his weekly address, outlining his plans for clean energy projects.
Jan. 26, 2011
Blue Dog Democratic Reps. Jim Cooper (Tenn.) and Heath Shuler (N.C.) on Wednesday filed a bill aimed at reforming the redistricting process in the states.
Jan. 25, 2011
Georgia Republican tweets his dissatisfaction with Obama.
Jan. 25, 2011
The White House is trying something different, adding charts to the SOTU live stream.
Jan. 24, 2011
Appeals court boots the former White House chief of staff from the mayoral ballot.
Jan. 21, 2011
Welcome to Congress in the echo-chamber age, where outside influencers have an increasing sway on how Members shape their agenda.
Jan. 21, 2011
You’ve got questions, @rollcall has answers.
Jan. 18, 2011
Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler (N.C.) next month will be the featured speaker at the Frank and Bethine Church Gala in Boise.
Jan. 18, 2011
Tea party Senate candidate Jamie Radtke is calling on her former boss, ex-Sen. George Allen, to meet her in a series of forums leading up to the Virginia GOP primary.
Jan. 14, 2011
You’ve got questions, @rollcall has answers.
Jan. 13, 2011
You’ve got questions, @rollcall has answers.
Jan. 12, 2011
President Barack Obama’s new chief of staff wasn’t always so confident about his new boss — William Daley donated to Obama’s 2004 Senate primary rival Dan Hynes.
Jan. 12, 2011
Speaking for the first time about the weekend shootings in Tucson, Ariz., former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) said she’s been saddened by “irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame for this terrible event,” complained about the media and suggested a new legislative proposal would limit free speech.
Jan. 10, 2011
As the nation reflected on the tragedy in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, everyday politics remained frozen for official Washington. But on the airwaves and among left- and right-leaning activists, there was no cease-fire.
Jan. 9, 2011
The stunning Tucson, Ariz., ambush during the most basic act of democracy — a Congresswoman meeting with constituents back home — has illuminated an ugly breakdown in American political discourse.
Jan. 5, 2011
The Kentucky Democratic Party is the first in the nation to offer supporters an iPhone application.
Jan. 5, 2011
Losing Senate candidate Ken Buck of Colorado told Politico that the tea party groups that helped fuel his challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet don’t rival the state Democrats’ organization.
Jan. 3, 2011
The Democratic National Committee’s Organizing for America has started laying off staff in multiple states as the first phase of a restructuring before the official kickoff of President Barack Obama’s re-election bid.
Jan. 2, 2011
President Barack Obama’s top economic adviser said Sunday that Republicans are “playing chicken” with a threat to vote against raising the debt ceiling and warned that failing to increase it would be “catastrophic.”
Jan. 1, 2011
President Barack Obama rang in the new year with a national message highlighting the incoming 112th Congress, saying he is willing to work with Republicans to boost the economy and create jobs.
Dec. 29, 2010
The new Congressional map being created following the latest census could give some defeated Democrats their best chance at a comeback in 2012.
Dec. 29, 2010
Christine O’Donnell says in statement that investigation into her campaign is “establishment trick.”
Dec. 28, 2010
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has an outgoing New Year’s Eve wish, asking House campaign supporters to give money to fight back against “shameful attack ads” that use her to target vulnerable Democrats.
Dec. 27, 2010
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is the strong favorite among Republican voters to challenge Sen. Bill Nelson (D) in 2012, a new Public Policy Polling survey shows.
Dec. 27, 2010
Tea partyer steps aside so Alaska Senator can be seated.
