Svitek briefed National Press Foundation fellows in March 2022: Dark Money on the Campaign Finance Beat.

Patrick Svitek is the primary political correspondent for The Texas Tribune. Svitek logged countless miles on the 2016 campaign trail, covering the many Texas angles of the momentous presidential race. He previously worked for The Houston Chronicle’s Austin bureau. He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana.