Kati Perry

Washington, D.C.

Education: MS in Geography at University of Oregon, BS in Geography and BA in Spanish at University of Southern Mississippi

Kati Perry joined the graphics team at the Washington Post in 2022 and focuses on politics. She previously worked as a data visualization developer and reporter at the Associated Press. Kati completed her Master's degree in Geography at the University of Oregon and as an undergraduate, studied Geography and Spanish at the University of Southern Mississippi. She completed a Fulbright grant in Madrid in 2017.
Latest from Kati Perry

Tracking presidential candidates for the 2024 election

We are tracking the Democrats and Republicans who have announced they are running for president in the 2024 election and who might announce next.

April 24, 2023

    How each senator voted on the repeal of the Iraq War authorization

    The Senate voted 66-30 with bipartisan support to repeal a decades-old military force authorization to go to war in Iraq.

    March 29, 2023

      Turkey earthquakes generated 10 times more rubble than 2010 Haiti disaster

      Estimates of rubble following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria from the U.N. Development Program were higher than other recent disasters.

      March 1, 2023

        When do presidential candidates announce? Trump’s 2024 bid comes early.

        Trump announced a bid almost two years before the 2024 general election. Here's when other candidates started their presidential campaigns.

        February 17, 2023

          Pick your early Democratic primary states with our 2024 lineup builder

          President Biden and the DNC selected their early states, but what are yours? Our tool uses income, voter turnout and other aspects to pick your early states.

          February 4, 2023

            How each House member voted for speaker in 15 ballots

            The House finished its fourth day of voting by selecting Kevin McCarthy, with 216 votes, as its next speaker after 15 ballots.

            January 7, 2023

              Here’s which House members voted for or against the Respect for Marriage Act

              More Republicans joined in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which passed in a 258-169 vote, following a Senate amendment.

              December 8, 2022

              Drop in Republican turnout means a bigger win for Warnock

              Turnout was lower in the Georgia Senate runoff than in November’s general election, but Democrat Raphael Warnock more than doubled his lead over Herschel Walker.

              December 7, 2022

                Where voter turnout exceeded 2018 highs

                A smaller share of Americans appear to have voted in this midterm than the last, but in some states, voter enthusiasm exceeded the high mark set in 2018.

                November 19, 2022

                  Here’s how abortion access fared in the midterm elections in nine states

                  Follow live results in nine states where abortion-related ballot measures and contests for governor and state legislatures could alter control of abortion laws.

                  November 10, 2022