Sandhya Somashekhar returned to the national desk as a staff writer covering social change including issues such as gay rights, drug legalization, abortion and transgender rights for The Washington Post. She previously covered healthcare, national politics, and Virginia state and local governments since joining The Washington Post in June 2006. Prior to this, Somashekhar was an education reporter for The Argus in Freemont, California since 2000. Before that, she wrote for The Gazette in Laurel, Maryland since 1999. For the latest news from the nation’s capital, follow The Washington Post on Twitter.
Very excited about my new beat covering social change. Announcement here http://t.co/bHQ8wYxeKh My first story here http://t.co/Eh6v8wWjlk
— Sandhya Somashekhar (@sandhyawp) August 1, 2014
