| Jennifer Lee Bendery | |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | University of Mary Washington (BA) San Francisco State University (MA) |
| Genres: | --> |
| Subject: | Capitol Hill |
| Spouses: | --> |
| Years Active: | 2007–current |
Jennifer Lee Bendery is an American political journalist whose focus has been on Capitol Hill and the White House, including coverage of U.S. policy regarding women and minorities – particularly Savanna's Act and the Violence Against Women Act.
From 1996 to 1998, Bendery was Health Care Policy Reporter for Manisses Communications Group in Providence, Rhode Island. From 1999 to 2002, she was the marketing and promotions manager in San Francisco for the Religion and Nonprofit book series at Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons. From 2003 to 2007, she covered the Texas Legislature for GalleryWatch, Austin Bureau. During that period, Bendery, in 2005, completed an M.A. degree in English literature at San Francisco State University. From 2007 to 2011, she was a Congressional and White House staff reporter for Roll Call. Since 2011, Bendery has written for the HuffPost, where she is currently Senior Politics Reporter.
Bendery has authored articles criticizing aspects of the following:
Bendery is the niece of journalist Robert Bassett Whitcomb, Jr. (born 1947) of The Providence Journal.