Phil Mattingly

ABOUT PHIL MATTINGLY

American journalist who is best known for his work as a congressional correspondent for CNN based in Washington DC. He is best recognized for his coverage of Republican attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare and the continuous overhaul of the US tax system. He shares a variety of his articles through his Twitter where he has over 150,000 followers.

He graduated from Ohio State University and later earned his Master's Degree in journalism from Boston University . He started his career working with Bloomberg Television in Washington before he joined CNN in December of 2015, working as a New York-based correspondent. He then started working the campaign trail in 2016, covering candidates such as Chris Christie and John Kasich .

His works and writings have been published in several major press outlets and magazines including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and the New York Post.

He was born and raised in Ohio. His wife's name is Chelsea Carter and they have two sons and a daughter.

He is known for having secured an exclusive interview with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan where he discussed the details of the GOP tax bill on the day it was first released.