Emily Schultheis is a reporter with POLITICO based in Los Angeles, where she covers ballot measures and direct democracy in California and beyond.
Before moving to Los Angeles in spring 2024, she spent seven years in Berlin reporting on European elections, far-right parties and threats to democracy.
Over the course of her reporting career, Emily’s work has appeared in POLITICO, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Guardian, POLITICO Europe, The Associated Press, Foreign Policy, National Geographic, Semafor, TIME, Slate, BBC Online, The Los Angeles Times, CNN, CBS News, NBC News, National Journal, Coda Story, Der Tagesspiegel, Deutsche Welle and Spiegel International, among others.
From 2011 to 2017, Emily covered U.S. national politics and elections from Washington, first for POLITICO and then for National Journal and CBS News.
Emily was named a 2023 Livingston Award finalist for her reporting on an Austrian doctor facing threats from anti-vaccine conspiracy followers. She is also a previous recipient of fellowships from the Institute of Current World Affairs, the International Center for Journalists, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the East-West Center for her reporting on international politics and populism.
Emily, a San Francisco Bay Area native, holds a B.A. in English and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in Nationalism Studies from Central European University.
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