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Ari Melber

Mixed · Legal affairs · @AriMelber on X

MS NOW chief legal correspondent and host of The Beat with Ari Melber since 2017. Worked for a Democratic senator and on John Kerry's 2004 campaign before becoming a lawyer and journalist.

Previously: Kerry 2004 campaign, Office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, The Nation (contributor)

Slant Score · ranked #23 of 175 from most left to most right
33 Left
100 LeftCenter100 Right

Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

The receipts (2)

Partisan job · served the left · +2.1 L · Jan 1, 2004

Kerry 2004 presidential campaign

Worked on John Kerry's 2004 campaign in Iowa and as California deputy political director.

Source: P2004 / Wikipedia →
Partisan job · served the left · +1.9 L · Jan 1, 2002

Staff for Sen. Maria Cantwell

Worked for Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell in Washington after college.

Source: Columbia Journalism Review →
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