Brianne Pfannenstiel is an American journalist who is the chief politics reporter for '' The Des Moines Register''. Pfannenstiel co-moderated the seventh Democratic debate with Wolf Blitzer and Abby Phillip on January 14, 2020.

Early life and education

Pfannenstiel was born in Kansas in 1988 to parents Peggy Jo and Pat. She attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 2010 with a degree in Journalism. On October 11, 2016, her mother died of cancer at the age of 54.

Career

After graduating from the University of Kansas, Pfannenstiel worked as a reporter for '' The Kansas City Star'' and '' Lawrence Journal-World'', where she covered the

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. She joined the '' Kansas City Business Journal'' in 2013. In 2015, she relocated to Iowa to join '' The Des Moines Register''. In the 2016 Iowa caucus cycle, Pfannenstiel initially covered the Scott Walker campaign, followed by the

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. Pfannenstiel was selected Chief Politics Reporter for the

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. Pfannenstiel has been featured on

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, and appeared twice as a guest on ''At This Hour with Kate Bolduan.'' After co-moderating the seventh Democratic debate, Pfannenstiel was listed by ''Vox'' as a "Winner" of the debate. Google searches for Pfannenstiel also increased 4,200 percent during the debate.

References

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