Chad Lorenz

Editor-in-Chief

Chad Lorenz has a 20-year background in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism at local and national levels, previously working as an editor at Slate.com, the Washington Post, and Washingtonian magazine. Chad is a graduate of the University of Nebraska’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Inside Votebeat
How Votebeat’s reporting impacted elections in our first year

We’re celebrating our anniversary by looking back at what we’ve accomplished so far.

By 
Chad Lorenz
 | May 26
Inside Votebeat
Misinformation is a threat to elections. Votebeat is here to report the truth.

Democracy is stronger when voters have the facts to engage with elections and trust the results.

By 
Chad Lorenz
 | May 24, 2022
Inside Votebeat
What stories should Votebeat cover?

Our short survey gives you a chance to tell us what news we should cover about voting and elections.

By 
Chad Lorenz
 | March 14, 2022
FROM Votebeat Arizona
A stumble to the finish line for Arizona’s partisan audit

The counting/scanning/inspection of Maricopa County’s ballots ends with an attempted resignation, a Twitter ban, and an intra-party feud.

By 
Chad Lorenz
 | July 31, 2021