Kyle Trygstad
Bio:
Kyle Trygstad, a D.C. native, covers House and Senate campaigns for Roll Call. Kyle came to the newspaper in 2010 after nearly three years at Real Clear Politics, where he covered the 2008 presidential and Congressional campaigns, as well as Capitol Hill. He began his journalism career at National Journal, first as a writer for the Hotline and later as a researcher for the Almanac of American Politics. Kyle also covered the Virginia Legislature as a stringer for newspapers around the state while attending college in Richmond.
Stories by Kyle Trygstad:
May 25, 2012
National Democrats are rushing to the aid of California Assemblywoman Julia Brownley as the party faces the realistic possibility of being left off of the general election ballot.
May 23, 2012
Less than five weeks remain for Dan Liljenquist to make his case to Utah Republicans that six terms is enough for Sen. Orrin Hatch.
May 23, 2012
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Sen. Orrin Hatch for re-election to a seventh term.
May 22, 2012
Third-party groups are dousing California with dollars ahead of its June 5 primaries. Some $2.4 million in independent expenditures has been spent on Golden State House primaries so far this cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records.
May 22, 2012
Two new internal polls in New Mexico’s 1st district illustrate how tight the battle for the Democratic nomination is with just two weeks to go.
May 22, 2012
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) is embracing a video of himself that was mistakenly posted on YouTube and distributed to the media by Pete Aguilar, his Democratic opponent in the 31st district
May 22, 2012
Former Utah state Sen. Dan Liljenquist launched the first TV ad of his Republican primary challenge to longtime Sen. Orrin Hatch.
May 21, 2012
Against the wishes of the state Democratic Party, four of the party’s candidates running for the redrawn 1st district have also filed to run concurrently in a special election being held in the seat’s old boundaries to fill the vacancy caused by former Rep. Jay Inslee’s (D) resignation.
May 21, 2012
Montana Sen. Jon Tester (D) today launched the seventh television ad of his re-election campaign.
May 21, 2012
Hogan Gidley, who served as communications director on former Sen. Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign, has a new gig.
May 18, 2012
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee slightly outraised its Republican counterpart in April, bringing in $4.5 million.
May 18, 2012
President Barack Obama today endorsed California Rep. Pete Stark, who is facing a stiff challenge from a fellow Democrat in California’s June 5 all-party primary.
May 16, 2012
President Barack Obama landed in Reno, Nev., last Friday, just 12 hours after leaving a glitzy fundraiser hosted by actor George Clooney in Los Angeles.
May 16, 2012
In a race to watch, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado (R) launched his first TV ad in the 24th district.
May 16, 2012
A liberal veterans group is going on the air in Hawaii to support Honolulu City Councilwoman Tulsi Gabbard in the open 2nd district.
May 15, 2012
President Bill Clinton is making his presence felt in yet another Democratic House primary.
May 15, 2012
Freshman Rep. Joe Heck (R) and Assembly Speaker John Oceguera (D) have reserved more than $1.4 million combined in fall television airtime in Las Vegas, according to a chart provided by a Democratic source.
May 14, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (Texas) is headlining two May 22 fundraisers in California for Kim Vann.
May 14, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee recently made two additions to its 2012 team.
May 14, 2012
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock received a congratulatory call from Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on Thursday, two days after Mourdock’s 20-point defeat of Sen. Dick Lugar in the Indiana Republican primary.
May 14, 2012
Montana Sen. Jon Tester continued his aggressive media strategy this week by launching yet another in a string of positive TV ads.
May 13, 2012
With just less than six months left before Election Day, the parties debated on each of the Sunday talk shows the political ramifications of President Barack Obama’s announcement on Wednesday that he believes same-sex couples should be able to marry.
May 11, 2012
Neither President Barack Obama nor former President Bill Clinton have officially picked sides in the clash of Democratic Congressmen from California’s San Fernando Valley. But Obama and Clinton have dropped strong hints regarding where they stand.
May 9, 2012
Blong Xiong would make history as the first Hmong American in Congress, if elected this November.
May 9, 2012
There may be no Democratic candidate in America more valuable to the party’s efforts to take back the House than former Rep. Dina Titus.
