Kathie Obradovich is editor of the Iowa Capitol Dispatch. She has been covering Iowa government and politics for more than 30 years, most recently as political columnist and opinion editor for the Des Moines Register.

She previously covered the Iowa Statehouse for 10 years for newspapers in Davenport, Waterloo, Sioux City, Mason City and Muscatine. She is a leading voice on Iowa politics and makes regular appearances on state, national and international news programs. She has led national-award-winning coverage of the Iowa Caucuses and the Register’s Iowa Poll.