Jesse Paul
Jesse Paul is a Denver-based political reporter and editor at The Colorado Sun, covering the state legislature, Congress and local politics. He is the author of The Unaffiliated newsletter and also occasionally fills in on breaking news coverage.
A Colorado College graduate, Jesse worked at The Denver Post from June 2014 until July 2018, when he joined The Sun. He was also an intern at The Gazette in Colorado Springs and The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware, his hometown.
Jesse has won awards for long form feature writing, public service reporting, sustained coverage and deadline news reporting.
Job title: Political reporter & editor
Topic expertise: Politics, breaking news, skiing, aviation
Location: Denver
Newsletter: The Unaffiliated, Colorado’s premier, must-read politics and policy newsletter
Language(s) in addition to English: Spanish
Education: Colorado College
Honors & Awards: Best Breaking News/Deadline Best Breaking News/Deadline Reporting: The minute-by-minute story of the Marshall fire’s wind-fueled tear through Boulder County. Jennifer Brown, Jesse Paul (Colorado Press Association) Best Politics Reporting: Meet the Colorado rancher spending $11 million – and counting – to prevent Jared Polis from winning reelection. Jesse Paul (Second Place, Colorado Press Association) Best Politics News Coverage (editor), 1st, Society of Professional Journalists April 2022 Best Breaking News Coverage, 2nd, Society of Professional Journalists April 2022 Best Short-Form Feature Reporting, 2nd, Society of Professional Journalists April 2022 Best Extended Coverage, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists April 2021 Best Long Form Feature Reporting, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists April 2021 Best Pandemic Coverage, 2nd, Society of Professional Journalists April 2021 Best Public Service Reporting, 1st, The Colorado Press Association May 2020 Best Public Service Reporting, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists April 2020 Best Politics Enterprise Reporting, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists April 2020 Best Long Form Feature Reporting, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists April 2020 Best Health General Reporting, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists May 2019 Best Politics General Reporting, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists May 2019 Best Sustained Coverage, 1st, The Colorado Press Association April 2018 Best Deadline News Reporting, 1st and 2nd, Colorado Press Association April 2018 Best Breaking News Reporting, 1st, Society of Professional Journalists Jan. 2016 Best Deadline News Reporting, 1st, The Colorado Press Association Jan. 2016
Contact:
Email: jesse@coloradosun.com
Phone: 720-432-2229
X (Formerly Twitter): @jesseapaul
Threads: @jesseapaul
