Assistant Managing Editor

Christopher Rowland

Rowland is the Washington bureau chief. He also has served as Metro political editor and as a healthcare reporter on the Business desk. He joined the paper in January of 2001 after spending 12 years as a local and state political writer at the Providence Journal in Rhode Island.

Latest stories

Mitt Romney lags with N.H. independents

By Christopher Rowland , Globe Staff

A number of Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul backers in New Hampshire said they are undecided or plan to support President Obama.

Brown’s high hopes ran into Senate reality

By Christopher Rowland and Bobby Caina Calvan , Globe Staff

Senator Scott Brown has discovered that his considerable political charms have not always helped him navigate a clubby Senate chamber.

A firm hand at the helm of Democrats’ convention

By Christopher Rowland , Globe Staff

Stephen J. Kerrigan, a veteran Massachusetts political operative, is tackling the biggest challenge of his career.

NEWS ANALYSIS

Worst of outcomes for Mitt Romney

By Christopher Rowland , Globe Staff

Romney’s third-place finishes in Mississippi and Alabama demonstrated that the Bible Belt is still unwilling to provide a spark for the Yankee from Massachusetts.