Alec Snyder

About Alec Snyder

I\'m a Legislative Reporter at POLITICO, where I analyze bills in Congress within half of the subscriber Pro site\'s policy verticals.My experience in national and local newsrooms and aptitude across digital, trade, broadcast and cable news platforms makes me a particularly versatile candidate in the ever-evolving field of journalism. Please follow me on X,@AlecKSnyder, and see my website, for examples of my work.

Experience

1. Legislative Reporter

   POLITICO

   Apr 2022 — Present · Arlington, VA, US

   Scrutinize policy and major legislation across more than half of POLITICO Pro’s policy verticals, including within the transportation, technology, cyber, health care, legal affairs, energy, agriculture, sustainability, and, previously, cannabis, defense, education and financial services sectors.Analyze federal legislation and report on provisions and relevant news impacts for POLITICO Pro Premium subscribers.Curate and contact congressional and policy sources to gather scoops and other information for pre-reporting and planning.Compile daily congressional schedules and events calendar for POLITICO’s flagship Inside Congress newsletter.Authored POLITICO Pro’s daily Day Ahead congressional policy newsletter from April 2022 until its July 2025 sunset.

Education

• The George Washington University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Journalism and Mass Communication

  2014 — 2018

Skills

• Adobe Prelude
• Sports Writing
• Microsoft Office
• Live Broadcast
• Social Media
• Digital Journalism
• Video Editing
• Journalism
• News Writing
• Microsoft Word
• Acting
• Image Editing
• French
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Digital Photography
• Adobe Illustrator
• Broadcast Journalism
• Radio Broadcasting
• Public Speaking
• Leadership
• Voice Broadcasting
• Creative Writing
• Writing
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Adobe Photoshop
• Digital Media
• Editing
• Online Journalism