As a national reporter based in Miami, I get to write about a little bit of everything: breaking news, elections, disasters and the quirks of life in the places I cover. Every day is different, and I have the opportunity to talk to elected leaders about their decisions and regular people about how those decisions affect them.
My reporting often focuses on Florida’s changing demographics and politics. The topics I am drawn to range from government policy to political shenanigans, criminal justice to climate change. I like unexpected tales and stories that feel like postcards about a place.
Since joining The Times in 2017, I have reported on the condo collapse in Surfside and the school shooting in Parkland. I was on the Gulf Coast of Florida for Hurricane Ian and in the Panhandle for Hurricane Michael, as well as in Puerto Rico for 15 days of extraordinary protests that ousted the governor.
Before coming to The Times, I worked for a decade at The Miami Herald. As the Herald’s political writer, I covered the 2016 presidential race. I reported internationally on several occasions from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
I graduated from the University of Miami. Born and raised in Venezuela, I am bilingual in Spanish.
I strive for accuracy, fairness and empathy in my work. Like all Times journalists, I am committed to the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. For example, I do not donate to political candidates.
Email: patricia.mazzei@nytimes.com
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The Biden campaign has made abortion one of its top issues, as polling shows it is one of the few subjects in which voters place more trust in President Biden than Donald Trump.
By Nicholas Nehamas and Patricia Mazzei
First, fish off the Florida Keys started swimming in spirals or upside down. Then, endangered sawfish started dying. Scientists are racing to figure out why.
By Patricia Mazzei
Manuel Rocha pleaded guilty to two charges, including conspiring to defraud the United States as a foreign agent, under an agreement with the U.S. government.
By Patricia Mazzei
The federal judge threw out the city’s voting map, rejecting the rationale that city commissioners have used for more than 20 years.
By Patricia Mazzei
Though the Florida Supreme Court allowed a ballot question on expanding abortion rights, it also laid out a way for anti-abortion groups to challenge such an expansion.
By Patricia Mazzei
Rulings allowing a strict abortion ban, along with a ballot question on expanding abortion access, may inject new life into Democratic campaigns in the state.
By Patricia Mazzei
The Florida Supreme Court found that the State Constitution’s privacy protections do not extend to abortion. But it also allowed a ballot question on whether to expand abortion access.
By Patricia Mazzei
Questions swirl over the bridge’s collapse after a massive cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge moments after losing power early on Tuesday.
By Thomas Fuller
The six men worked for a company that often maintains bridges operated by the state. They were repairing the bridge’s roadway when it was struck by the ship.
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Federal investigators are searching for answers about how a giant cargo ship struck a major bridge minutes after leaving the Port of Baltimore on March 26.
By Adeel Hassan and Colbi Edmonds