Yvonne Wingett Sanchez is a staff writer at The Atlantic, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her reporting focuses on attacks on democratic institutions, election administration, and legislative and legal battles concerning voting rules and access to the polls. She also covers Arizona politics.

Prior to her role at The Atlantic, Sanchez served as a Democracy Reporter for The Washington Post, based in Arizona. She also covered national, state, and local politics for The Arizona Republic and Azcentral.