Ryan Lizza

Ryan Lizza, is the chief Political correspondent for "The New Yorker" magazine. [ [http://www.newyorker.com/online/2007/12/10/071210on_audio_campaign Audio: The Campaign Trail: December 4, 2007: Online Only: The New Yorker ] ] He was previously Senior Editor of "The New Republic" until 2007.
Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News referred to Lizza as "required reading" for those interested in the American political scene. [ [http://emdashes.com/2008/02/msnbcs-brian-williams-calls-ry.php MSNBC's Brian Williams Calls Ryan Lizza "Required Reading"—Headline Shooter—Emdashes ] ] Lizza has appeared on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" as a panelist.

Lizza graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.

He is married to Christina Irene Gillespie, a family physician and assistant clinical professor of medicine at both Georgetown University and George Washington University.

Lizza attended the Berkshire School in Sheffield, MA. He currently resides in Washington, DC.

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