Caitlin Huey-Burns Biography
Caitlin Huey-Burns is a skilled journalist currently working as a congressional correspondent for CBS News based in Washington, D.C. She joined the network in 2018 as a political reporter for the streaming network, now CBS News 24/7.
Caitlin Huey-Burns Career
Moreover, Huey-Burns played a key role in the outlet’s coverage of the 2020 presidential campaign and secured interviews with every Democratic candidate running for president. Including a news breaking interview with Kamala Harris and a wide-ranging sit-down interview with Joe Biden on the eve of his Super Tuesday sweep.
In addition, she anchored an innovative series on voting rights and access for CBS News Streaming called “America’s Right to Vote,” filing reports from around the country and anchoring a voting rights special from the campaign trail that included interviews with key secretaries of state. Furthermore, Huey-Burns covered Election Night from the critical battleground of Pennsylvania, reporting for a week outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia as officials counted votes. And she has also continued reporting on voting access since, with incisive deep dives into states changing their election laws.
Additionally, her reports for the broadcast have provided texture and context to politics including how women lawmakers uniquely shaped the legislative response to the pandemic. Huey-Burns also reported how secretaries of state enlisted the help of sports teams and arenas for the 2020 elections; how “selfie lines” influenced the political campaigns; and the history and significance of presidential retreats.
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She was the first CBS journalist to file for TikTok and produced behind-the-scenes videos from the campaign trail. Huey-Burns is also a fill-in anchor for the CBS News 24/7 show “America Decides” (formerly “Red & Blue”).
In addition, she has been ahead of the curve in covering the infant formula shortage as a key political issue and reporting on the lack of resources for pregnant women in states with the most restrictive abortion laws.
Prior to joining CBS News, Huey-Burns was a reporter for RealClearPolitics, where she covered national politics and Capitol Hill. She was also featured in a New York Times profile of millennial reporters covering the 2016 campaign, and the Huffington Post highlighted her campaign reporting as an example of ways young reporters can revitalize political journalism.
She was born and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Huey-Burns graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and English from John Carroll University. She also holds a Master’s Degree from Georgetown University. Huey-Burns resides in Washington D.C. with her husband and two sons.
Caitlin Huey-Burns Age
Huey-Burns was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland on 15 January, 1987 and is now 38 years old as of 2025.
Caitlin Huey-Burns Height
She stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Caitlin Huey-Burns Education
Huey-Burns graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and English from John Carroll University. She also holds a Master’s Degree from Georgetown University.
Caitlin Huey-Burns Family
She was born and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Huey-Burns. Her father is a former accountant and her mother a homemaker.
Caitlin Huey-Burns Husband
Huey-Burns tied the knot with her husband, Matthew Rodak on 12 October, 2014 at Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Maryland. They met in school at John Carroll University and reside in Washington D.C.
Caitlin Huey-Burns Children
She is a mother of two children, two sons Otto born in 2021 and Ambrose Norman Rodak born in 2023.
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