Elliott Wenzler
Elliott Wenzler wrote about politics, water, housing and other topics for The Colorado Sun until October 2023. She has covered community issues in Colorado since 2019, including for Colorado Community Media. She has been featured in various outlets for her reporting, including on Colorado Public Radio's show Colorado Matters and the podcast City Cast. Previously, she wrote about local issues for the Palm Beach Post in Florida and Main Street Media in Tennessee.
Job title: Political reporter
Topic expertise: Politics, housing, guns, water, abortion
Location: Denver
Newsletter: The Unaffiliated, Colorado’s premier, must-read politics and policy newsletter
Education: University of Arkansas
Honors & Awards: CPA awards - first place in 2023 for environmental reporting for a story on malfunctioning sewage system in Castle Pines; Awarded second for Best Health Feature in 2021 by the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists; Awarded second for a package of stories on the local school district in 2023 by the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Contact:
Email: elliott@coloradosun.com
X (Formerly Twitter): @ElliottWenzler