Peter Olsen-Phillips

Peter Olsen-Phillips is a Washington DC-based reporter for the Sunlight Foundation covering government accountability, transparency, and money-in-politics.

Republican and Democrat Appointees Join Federal Election Commission

A full complement of commissioners presided over the Federal Eelection Commission's open meeting on Thursday, marking the first time the regulatory body was fully staffed since Cynthia Bauerly

By Peter Olsen-Phillips

/ November 1, 2013

Republican and Democrat Appointees Join Federal Election Commission

10 Congressional Seats in Jeopardy after Government Shutdown

If the media coverage of shutdown politics is to be believed, House Republicans' fear of 'getting primaried' by a more conservative opponent was a major impediment to

By Peter Olsen-Phillips

/ October 17, 2013

10 Congressional Seats in Jeopardy after Government Shutdown