Casey Wooten
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
National Journal, Washington, D.C.
June 2017 - Present
House Leadership Reporter
Bloomberg BNA, Washington D.C.
July 2013 - June 2017
Policy Reporter
Bloomberg BNA, Washington, D.C.
September 2012 - July 2013
Graduate Fellow
Freelance Journalist, Houston, Texas
May 2011 - September 2012
Houston Business Journal, Houston, Texas
March 2009 - May 2011
Banking, Finance and Energy Reporter
King & Spalding, Houston, Texas
August 2008 - February 2009
Project Assistant, Intellectual Property
Houston Business Journal, Houston, Texas
January 2008 - August 2008
General Assignment Reporter, part-time
Student Press Law Center, Arlington, Va.
September 2007 - December 2007
Scripps Howard Foundation Journalism Intern
The Daily Cougar, University of Houston
June 2006 - August 2007
Senior Staff Writer and Opinion Editor
June 2017 - Present
House Leadership Reporter
- Covers the House of Representatives, tax policy and finance policy on Capitol Hill, with occasional stops at the campaign desk.
- Covered major stories as they made their way though the House, including the Trump impeachments, fallout from Jan. 6, congressional investigations, and major legislation such as COVID-19 aid and infrastructure funding.
- Veteran of innumerable government shutdowns and debt ceiling fights.
- Produces in-depth, policy-oriented enterprise stories on the impact of legislation, rulemaking and policy posturing from lawmakers.
- Frequent guest on "Quorum Call," National Journal's politics podcast.
Bloomberg BNA, Washington D.C.
July 2013 - June 2017
Policy Reporter
- Covered Agriculture policy on Capitol Hill and regulation from the USDA.
- Broke news on legislative developments, committee news and department rulemaking.
- Cultivated sources among lawmakers, key staffers and lobbyists.
- Wrote enterprise pieces examining agriculture policy issues such as commodity prices, animal welfare and food safety, placing an emphasis beyond the beltway.
- Prior to covering agriculture, covered tax policy.
Bloomberg BNA, Washington, D.C.
September 2012 - July 2013
Graduate Fellow
- Generated daily and enterprise stories on tax, regulatory and legislative issues as a general assignment reporter, all while completing a full-time course load as part of a master's in journalism program at American University.
Freelance Journalist, Houston, Texas
May 2011 - September 2012
- Wrote general assignment pieces for the Houston Business Journal and filed stories Southwest regional stories for The Daily, a now-shuttered iPad news app. Covered issues such as the 10-year anniversary of the Enron collapse and security concerns along the Texas-Mexico border.
Houston Business Journal, Houston, Texas
March 2009 - May 2011
Banking, Finance and Energy Reporter
- Covered the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and its impact on Houston's banking industry.
- Wrote about Houston's oil and gas industry, including market news and regulatory changes.
- Chronicled industry and government responses to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including the environmental damage and efforts to improve safety on offshore drilling rigs.
King & Spalding, Houston, Texas
August 2008 - February 2009
Project Assistant, Intellectual Property
- Prepared documents related to patent and trademark applications.
Houston Business Journal, Houston, Texas
January 2008 - August 2008
General Assignment Reporter, part-time
- Wrote breaking and enterprise stories on local real estate, energy, and law news, specializing in covering small business growth and finance.
Student Press Law Center, Arlington, Va.
September 2007 - December 2007
Scripps Howard Foundation Journalism Intern
- Wrote and edited for The Report, SPLC's quarterly publication covering free speech issues on college and high school campuses.
The Daily Cougar, University of Houston
June 2006 - August 2007
Senior Staff Writer and Opinion Editor
- Wrote feature and daily stories on student life and student government.
- Managed the daily opinion section, editing columns, overseeing layout and managing payroll.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
American University, Washington D.C.
- M.A. in Journalism and Public Affairs
- GPA 3.5
University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- B.A. in Journalism / B.A. in Political Science
- GPA 3.28
REFERENCES: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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