Michael Finnegan
Michael Finnegan is a Los Angeles Times politics writer covering the 2020 presidential campaign. Since joining The Times in 2000, he has covered elections for mayor, governor and president, including the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump. In 2011, Finnegan and fellow Times reporter Gale Holland won the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for articles on the bungled $6-billion rebuilding of Los Angeles community colleges. A Los Angeles native, Finnegan started newspaper work at the Hudson Dispatch in New Jersey. For seven years, he covered city and state politics at the New York Daily News. He plays piano on the side.
Recent Articles
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Down to the wire
Candidates appeal to undecided voters during final day of campaign for president
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Candidates break into final weekend sprint
McCain challenges supporters to defy polls; Obama back in Iowa
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Campaign pace quickens
Economy dominates as McCain, Obama cover key states
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Presidential candidates battle over their tax policies
Fla. draws both candidates; Obama ridicules McCain for suggesting he is a socialist
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Candidates favor attacks on behavior, character
Obama calls rival 'erratic'; McCain revisits Democrat's ties to 'terrorist'
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McCain, Obama focus on the financial markets
Presidential candidates, running mates press economic debate
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Obama calls for U.S.-European unity
Candidate makes presidential noises in Berlin, visits with German chancellor
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Obama given $40 million
Senator took in twice as much as Clinton in March fundraising