Political Journalist and Analyst

Charles Mahtesian

1 article 2005

Charles Mahtesian is a political journalist and analyst known for his expertise in congressional politics and elections. He has been a senior editor at Politico and previously worked at Governing magazine. He contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2005, writing about the phenomenon of inherited congressional seats.

The Heirloom Congressional Seat

December 26, 2005 · Magazine

THE ETHICS SCANDALS SWIRLING ABOUT Capitol Hill make it all but certain that the 2006 elections will be unusually focused on character. That's a good thing, of course, except that it obscures a different development, one that stands to be equally influential in determining the personality of our…