James Sweet III

Political Reporter

James Sweet III is a political reporter for 71 Republic covering elections, financial markets, and national politics. James contributed to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential. He earned a business degree magna cum laude from American University, spent a year at the London School of Economics, and was an Alexander Hamilton Society national defense fellow. James served in strategy at the defense firm Metrea and as a mission analyst at Forterra, a defense autonomy company in Washington, D.C. James also contributes to 71 Republic's opinion column.