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David Yepsen is the Des Moines Register's political columnist. He is a native of Jefferson, Iowa and is a 1972 graduate of the University of Iowa. He has also done graduate work in journalism and mass communication at Iowa State University and in 1985 earned a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) degree from Drake University.
In 1989 he was a fellow at the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. In 2008, he was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard where he led a study group on the nation's presidential selection processes.
Prior to joining The Register and Tribune in 1974, Mr. Yepsen worked for two years as a reporter for the Quad City Times in Davenport, Iowa. During his newspaper career he has covered a variety of beats including policy, city hall, courthouse and the Iowa Statehouse. In 1977 he became a statehouse reporter for the Register and chief political reporter in 1983. In 1994 he was named political editor and in 2000 became the Register's full-time political columnist. His column appears on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and he also blogs about politics for the paper's website DesMoinesRegister.com.
He has also been a regular panelist on Iowa Public Television's weekly "Iowa Press" news interview program for over 30 years. Mr. Yepsen has also appeared on a variety of national radio and television programs commenting on Iowa politics and the presidential caucus campaigns in the state.
He can be reached at dyepsen@dmreg.com.
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