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Grace Panetta

Political reporter (She/Her)

I’m Grace Panetta, a political reporter at The 19th covering the candidates, issues and voters that power our elections. My journey in political journalism began at the end of my sophomore year of college, where I took an internship on Business Insider’s politics desk that turned into a full-time job. I got to cover lots of big stories while honing a beat on elections and voting rights.

Four years, a pandemic and a presidential election later, I joined The 19th to cover campaigns up and down the ballot and abortion rights ballot measures, centering the voters and advocates who make it all happen.

I graduated from Barnard College in the class of 2020. I’m a proud New England native and live in Washington, D.C. — though I can be easily persuaded to say yes to spontaneous concerts and weekend trips. If I’m not spending my weekend with friends, I’m probably in an airport, chain hotel or rental car in a battleground state near you.

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Latest from Grace Panetta

Abortion isn't the top voting issue for most Americans. It's still motivating them to turn out.

A new survey finds that two-thirds of Americans who are likely to vote say the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade made them motivated to cast a ballot in the midterms.

Grace Panetta · October 27, 2022
Where top abortion-focused super PACs are spending in the fight to control Congress

These groups have put around $6 million into key battlegrounds in October, according to an analysis by The 19th, indicating where they think their messaging can mobilize the most voters.

Grace Panetta · October 25, 2022
‘My body is not yours’: How personal abortion stories are taking center stage in Democratic campaign ads

South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham’s newest ad features a woman named Fran sharing her story of surviving a rape and getting an abortion at age 12, part of a growing trend in Democratic campaign ads.

Grace Panetta · October 20, 2022
Kyra Harris Bolden will be the first Black woman on Michigan’s Supreme Court

Through an appointment by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Kyra Harris Bolden will make history as the first Black woman on the Michigan Supreme Court at a crucial time.

Grace Panetta · October 18, 2022
Education Department reinforces Title IX protections for abortion and pregnancy

The department put out a fact sheet for colleges and universities as the administration points to what it has done and new restrictions that have passed since the June Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Grace Panetta, Errin Haines · October 4, 2022
Election 2022 results: Senate races we’re watching

Democrats will maintain their majority in the U.S. Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto notches a win in Nevada.

Amanda Becker, Grace Panetta · September 13, 2022