Abby Livingston
Bio:
Abby Livingston covers political campaigns for Roll Call.
She joined the newspaper after a tenure as a producer for CNN’s “John King, USA,” and a writer for CNN's Political Ticker. Prior to CNN, Abby covered the media through the political lens as an editor at the Hotline.
Abby started her journalism career as a desk assistant in the NBC News Washington bureau. She worked her way up to the Political Unit, where she researched stories for "Nightly News" and the "Today Show." She also wrote for NBC's "First Read."
A seventh-generation Texan, Abby graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Fort Worth and has appeared in an episode of "The Bold and The Beautiful." She loves Springsteen and the Longhorns.
Stories by Abby Livingston:
March 4, 2013
The Republican National Committee has tapped Chris McNulty to serve as its new political director.
Feb. 27, 2013
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took his victory lap to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to advocate for his pet political issue: gun control.
Feb. 27, 2013
There are two certainties in Arizona politics: churn and drama.
Feb. 26, 2013
Cook County Chief Administrative Officer Robin Kelly won the Democratic nomination in the special election to replace former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. on Tuesday and is now poised to succeed him in Congress.
Feb. 25, 2013
The nasty intraparty brawl set to occur on Feb. 23 between longtime Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer and challenger Lon Johnson never materialized.
Feb. 21, 2013
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee officials plan to name Anne Caprara as their political director for the 2014 cycle Thursday.
Feb. 20, 2013
Cook County Chief Administrative Officer Robin Kelly started out as one in the crowd of Democrats looking to replace former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr., D-Ill., in Congress.
Feb. 20, 2013
An influential conservative group has warned its members about a potential Senate bid from Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb.
Feb. 20, 2013
The old adage that Washington is Hollywood for ugly people keeps unraveling.
Feb. 19, 2013
Democratic consultants flocked to the hottest House primary in the country: the race to replace former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
Feb. 18, 2013
Updated 4:46 p.m. | Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman will take “a few days” to consider a run to succeed fellow Republican Sen. Mike Johanns, according tothe Omaha World-Herald.
Feb. 18, 2013
The National Republican Congressional Committee will attack Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., in its first television advertisement of the 2014 cycle.
Feb. 18, 2013
Updated 1:08 p.m. | Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns, who was a safe bet to win a second term in 2014, announced Monday that he would forgo re-election.
Feb. 17, 2013
Updated 10:09 a.m. |State Sen. Toi Hutchinson will drop out of the the 2nd District special election Sunday and back her fellow Democrat, Cook County Chief Administrative Officer Robin Kelly, according to local newsreports.
Feb. 14, 2013
It’s man vs. the machine: Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. are on track to have a New Jersey-style knockout primary for the Democratic Senate nod in 2014.
Feb. 14, 2013
Meanwhile, television personality Geraldo Rivera has work to do if he wants to be a viable contender, according to a new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll.
Feb. 14, 2013
Updated 4:16 p.m. | Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., will not seek re-election, setting up a lively Democratic primary for his seat in 2014.
Feb. 13, 2013
Rep. Robert E. Andrews defended Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s primary challenge to his fellow New Jersey Democrat, Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, on Tuesday.
Feb. 13, 2013
Cook County Chief Administrative Officer Robin Kelly has picked up another endorsement from the Illinois congressional delegation in her bid to replace former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
Feb. 12, 2013
Newark Mayor Cory Booker‘s Senate campaign fundraiser has suddenly left her position with his nascent Senate campaign to seek a gig outside of politics, his aide confirmed.
Feb. 12, 2013
In the “where are they now?” column of former House candidates, Tuesday night’s answer for Republican Jesse Kelly is in front of a television.
Feb. 11, 2013
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito’s Senate bid means more than just a potential pickup for Republicans.
Feb. 11, 2013
The House campaign arms this week announced their political teams for the 2014 cycle.
Feb. 6, 2013
Looking to run for office as a Republican in Alabama? Get in line.
Feb. 6, 2013
Television personality Geraldo Rivera took to his Facebook page to clarify the legal ends of his Senate candidacy contemplations.
