Sandhya Somashekhar

Beat: Loudoun government

Bio: Sandhya Somashekhar began at the Washington Post as a summer intern in 2005, and returned after finishing her master's in journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, in June 2006. Prior to that, she covered education for three years at a small daily newspaper in Fremont, Calif. The oldest of three children, she grew up in Battle Creek, Mich., and Bel Air, Md. She now lives in the District with her husband of two years.

Contact Sandhya: via e-mail or by phone at 703-443-6914.

Recent stories

• Wolf Faces Changing Landscape
  October 30, 2008
• A Low-Tech Retort to Modern Politicking
  October 28, 2008
• In NoVa, Funds Aplenty for Last Lap of Campaigns
  October 17, 2008
• State Agency Greenlights Power Line in Rural N.Va.
  October 7, 2008
• Loudoun Girds for Major Cuts in Next Year's Budget
  September 17, 2008
• Looking for Sign-Free Roadsides
  September 16, 2008
• Republican Stands Alone in Congressional Race
  September 7, 2008
• Loudoun Is Still Among Richest U.S. Counties
  September 7, 2008
• Athletic Complex Approved
  September 2, 2008
• Loudoun Election Fraud Case Ends With Guilty Plea to Lesser Counts
  September 2, 2008
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