Christian Paz

Senior Politics Reporter

Christian Paz is a senior politics reporter at Vox, where he covers the Democratic Party and the 2022 midterm elections. Based in Washington, DC, he covers the political trends, issues, and movements changing America’s political parties and American identity. He has written about the future of DACA recipients and the Dream Act, the role of crime in elections, the Biden administration’s student loan cancellation policy, and the rising power of Latino voters.

He joined Vox in 2022 after reporting on national and international politics for the Atlantic’s politics, global, and ideas teams, including the role of Latino voters in the 2020 election. When he’s not dreaming of California and his hometown of Los Angeles, he can be reached via email at christian.paz@jjszs.com and on Twitter at @realcpaz. Have questions about the state of the Democratic Party?

The California Senate election could get messier if Dianne Feinstein resigns

By Christian Paz April 14

How a vacant Arizona House seat explains Democratic politics in 2024

By Christian Paz April 6

The big upset in the Chicago mayor’s race, explained

By Christian Paz April 4

The House GOP’s investigations are flopping

By Christian Paz March 28

3 winners and 3 losers from Congress’s TikTok hearing

By Sara Morrison and Christian Paz March 23

9 questions about the threats to ban TikTok, answered

By Sara Morrison, Christian Paz, and 1 more March 23

Yes, Kyrsten Sinema can win as an independent in Arizona

By Christian Paz March 16

The Chicago mayor’s race shows Democrats still have a crime problem

By Christian Paz March 1

Mexicans are mobilizing to protect their eroding democracy

By Christian Paz February 25

California’s Senate race is setting up an ideological battle for Democrats’ future

By Christian Paz February 22