Jenny Gathright

Metro Reporter

Jenny Gathright covers Washington, D.C., for The Washington Sun.

She previously worked at The Washington Post, where she spent the last two years covering D.C. government and politics. She also reported on criminal justice issues for D.C.’s local NPR station.

Jenny grew up in neighboring Montgomery County and has lived in the District for the past decade. When she’s not haunting the Wilson Building, she loves running in Rock Creek Park and visiting the bonsai at the arboretum.

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