Dan Lamothe The Post, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Salary and Net Worth

Dan Lamothe Bio | Wiki

Dan Lamothe is an American journalist who covers the military, Pentagon, and national security at The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., United States. He is currently the National Security writer for The Washington Post in Washington D.C. Metro Area. In addition, Lamothe is a careful interviewer with deep experience in writing about trauma and other sensitive situations in the U.S military, conflict abroad, and national security.


Before joining The Washington Post in May 2014, he was Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellow at Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington D.C. Metro Area from January 2016 to December 2016.

Dan Lamothe Age

He was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States. However, Lamothe is a secretive person and has managed to keep his personal information private. We will therefore update you once we have reliable information.

Dan Lamothe Height

He is a man of above-average stature as depicted from his images. Lamothe stands at a height of  5 ft  7 in (approx. 1.7 m).

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Dan Lamothe Family

He was born to his parents and raised in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts. The Chicopee native Lamothe has not disclosed any information about his parents or siblings. Therefore, we will update you once we have reliable information.

Dan Lamothe Education

In 2004, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and an English minor from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In addition, Lamothe graduated with a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland College Park.

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He is currently working as a National security writer with an emphasis on the Pentagon as well as the U.S. military for The Washington Post since May 2014 in Washington D.C. His reporting has taken him everywhere from the battlefields of Afghanistan to the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean, including, embedding with U.S. troops in combat in Afghanistan multiple times, Aleutian Islands and Iraq. Furthermore, Lamothe covers national security at home and abroad, breaking news and writing features mainly on the U.S. military.

Prior to joining The Washington Post, he was working for Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellow at Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington D.C. Metro Area from January 2016 to December 2016. While there, he was among the 20 people selected for a highly competitive annual professional development program featuring journalists, Republicans, Democrats, and nonpartisan government employees.

He has been honored and received prestigious awards such as the 2011 Major Megan McClung Award, 2018 Colonel Robert D. Heinl Jr. Award, and 2020 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation annual awards. All of which come because of his outstanding reports. Additionally, he has also written for Marine Corps Times and the Military Times newspaper chain since 2008.

He began his career in professional journalism covering crime and politics as a Staff Writer for The Republican in Springfield. In addition, he completed his internship in August 2007 at the Daily Hampshire Gazette, ABC 40 (WBBG-TV) in Baltimore Maryland.

Some of Dan’s colleague at The Washington Post include:

Michelle Ye Hee Lee      – Reporter

Dan Lamothe Salary

He is working with The Washington Post and, therefore, there is no doubt he earns a decent salary. Lamothe earns an estimated annual salary of $ 89,098.

Dan Lamothe Net Worth

He is working with The Washington Post and he has been working as a professional career for over a decade accumulating hefty wealth over the years. Lamothe net worth is estimated at $  986,875.

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