Mel Leonor Barclay

Mel Leonor Barclay is a politics reporter at The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics, policy, and power. Her work is fueled by curiosity about the forces that drive everyday people to become politically engaged and shape their political beliefs. At The 19th, Barclay reported on how gender, race, ethnicity, economic reality, immigration story, and experiences with gun violence have shaped candidates’ decisions to run for office and voters’ decisions at the ballot box.