Samantha Young

Samantha Young is an experienced journalist currently serving as the Deputy California Editor and Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News, where Samantha covers political issues for California Healthline and Kaiser Health News since October 2018. Prior to this role, Samantha worked as a freelance writer for CALmatters, focusing on the 2016 California election and family planning issues. Samantha has also contributed to Techwire.net as an editor and writer, providing legislative coverage and profiles of government leaders. Earlier career highlights include a co-editor position at the Almanac of the Unelected, reporting for The Associated Press on state legislature and environmental issues, and serving as a Washington DC correspondent for Stephens Media, specializing in congressional politics. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is a graduate of Barrington High School.