Biography: JimVandeHei

Politico.

Jim VandeHei was born, raised, and attended college in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He covered sports for his hometown newspaper and ran the Brillion News , a Wisconsin weekly, in the summer of 1993. VandeHei got his start in political journalism after moving to Washington, DC, in 1995. He covered the GOP Congressional majority for Roll Call , then moved to the Wall Street Journal , where he covered Congress and the White House. In 2002, he moved to the Washington Post , where he continued to cover Congress, as well as the 2004 campaign and the White House.

VandeHei and wife Autumn lived in Falls Church, Virginia, with their two children.

Listen to VandeHei describe how his wife convinced him to help Harris start Politico .