Benjamin Swasey
Ben Swasey is an editor on the Washington Desk who mostly covers politics and voting.
A Massachusetts native, Swasey was previously a political editor and digital manager at WBUR in Boston.
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He jumped into the Democratic presidential primary months after most of his competitors did and never gained traction in polls. -
Just six of the remaining 12 Democratic candidates qualified for Tuesday night's debate, making it the smallest debate stage yet. -
The former secretary of housing and urban development and former San Antonio mayor was among the first to advocate for decriminalizing illegal border crossings. Other candidates followed his lead.
