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Kevin Diaz

Reporter  |  Washington Bureau

Phone: 202-408-2753

E-mail: kdiaz@startribune.com

Kevin Diaz has worked for the Star Tribune on and off since 1984, starting out as a night cops reporter. During his tenure in Minneapolis, he won awards for his coverage of gang crime and city hall. He also taught public affairs reporting at the University of Minnesota, where he received his master’s degree. After a stint at the Washington (D.C.) City Paper, Kevin returned to the Star Tribune as a Washington correspondent, winning national awards for articles on globalization and immigration. He also covered the 9/11 terrorist attacks from Washington and New York. Born and raised in Italy, Kevin has reported from Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba, where he covered Jesse Ventura’s 2002 trade mission. In 2003, he filed daily Iraq War dispatches from the U.S. Central Command in Qatar. He has also covered Washington for the Anchorage Daily News and the Idaho Statesman.

Recent content from Kevin Diaz

• With D.C. all but closed, Oberstar defies the snow
  An unusual pair of blizzards paralyzed the nation's capital. But the Minnesota congressman was ready to talk carp.
  Feb 9, 2010
• Michele Bachmann does delicate political dance
  Her 11th-hour decision to bow out of the Tea Party’s first national convention reveals the fault line between the Republican hierarchy and the Tea Party’s rank-and-file.
  Feb 5, 2010
• Red Bulls are still awaiting OT pay
  More than 2,500 Minnesota soldiers who are owed $10 million for their deployment in Iraq three years ago are still being told that the checks are in the mail.
  Feb 3, 2010
• Obama's budget is big boost for Minn.
  $45 million for light rail and $655 million for education, but a $1.3 trillion national deficit lingers.
  Feb 1, 2010
• Big spending year for Minn. politicians?
  Campaign finance reports show Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and others with impressive coffers.
  Jan 29, 2010
• Political activist accused in caper
  Former U-Morris student charged in phone-tampering in senator's Louisiana office.
  Jan 27, 2010
• A 'pivotal moment' for a party divided
  Minnesota Democrats in Congress are far from unified as President Obama prepares his first State of the Union address.
  Jan 26, 2010
• New era for more campaign cash
  Supreme Court rules corporations and unions can directly fund candidate ads.
  Jan 21, 2010
• Health care bill: Will it survive Senate vote?
  Jolted by the loss of a key vote in the Senate, Minnesota Democrats face tough decisions as Congress hustles to salvage the overhaul.
  Jan 21, 2010
• It's hometown vs. old hand in spat in Franken's office
  The resignation of an aide from Minnesota highlighted the new senator's reliance on Washington veterans, and the delicate balance politicians must strike.
  Jan 12, 2010

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