Standing Committee of Correspondents
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The five-member Standing Committee of Correspondents oversees gallery operations and accredits members of the daily print news media. Standing Committee elections are conducted every January. Any active gallery member is eligible to run and to vote.
Articles of Procedure governing elections to the Standing Committee of Correspondents can be found here.
Standing Committee of Correspondents, 2026
Orion Donovan-Smith, chair, Spokesman Review
Ryan Tarinelli, secretary/treasurer, CQ Rollcall
John Seward, Washington Times
Olivia Beavers, Wall Street Journal
Erik Wasson, Bloomberg News