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John Orona

John Orona covers city hall for the Pasadena Star-News. He previously worked at the Wilmington StarNews in North Carolina and The Union newspaper in northern California. When not reporting, he can be found on the basketball court, watching rugby, or reading the news.

Shaadi Ahmadzadeh rides a Metro shuttle to SoFi Stadium to attend the first night of the Taylor Swift concert series in Inglewood on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Ahmadzadeh is a special Swiftie in that she has created a very unique spreadsheet of U.S. Congress members and their favorite Taylor Swift song. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Can Taylor Swift songs bring Congress together? One LA woman’s quest

August 11, 2023 at 12:20 p.m.

A Taylor Swift fan Shaadi Ahmadzadeh has been compiling politicians’ favorite Swift songs in the hopes of using that information to bridge the political divide in Congress.

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