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Portrait of Joe Garofoli

Joe Garofoli

Senior Political Writer

San Francisco Chronicle

Joe Garofoli is senior political writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering national and state politics. He has worked at the Chronicle since 2000 and in Bay Area journalism since 1992, when he left the Milwaukee Journal. He is the host of “It’s All Political,” the Chronicle’s political podcast. He has won numerous awards and covered everything from fashion to the Jeffrey Dahmer serial killings to two Olympic Games. He regularly appears on Bay Area radio and television talking politics. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.