Honored to be apart of such an amazing scholarly community! Thank you Craig Volden for the opportunity to present my work with Jacob Lollis. #thelawmakers

Incredibly excited to be a recipient of the APSA DDRIG! Stay tuned for exciting research on how race matters in legislative committee hearings.

Meet Jacob Lollis, 2023 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantee politicalsciencenow.com/meet-jacob-lol…

Thinking of skipping JAWS this week? VETO! Join us on Wednesday March 27 at 12pm pt/3pm et for our third session of the semester on ~ Legislative Effectiveness ~ With Jacob Lollis & Mackenzie Dobson and Darrian Stacy Register here: ucr.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Deets 👇

Jacob Lollis and Mackenzie Dobson present "I’m Coming Out! How Voter Discrimination Produces Effective LGBTQ Lawmakers" 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏛️with comments by Patrick Egan drive.google.com/file/d/1J9FP_i…

New article out at SPPQ! TL;DR— though workers are numerically underrepresented across all state legislatures, they are just as effective at lawmaking as white-collar legislators.

🚨I'm on the job market this fall! I work at the intersection of political theory and American politics. I study civic duty, democratic theory, legality, and contemporary challenges to liberalism. If you're interested in learning more: skoreman.com

Do campaign promises translate to policy outcomes? Our research suggests they can! We analyzed over 800 MCs' first congressional campaigns and found that bipartisan campaigns lead to effective lawmaking, especially in earlier terms. Here is a quick 🧵 on our working paper:

New article out with Mackenzie Dobson ! We show that 1) LGBTQ state legislators are much more effective policymakers than non-LGBTQ legislators and 2) that this effect is explained by voter discrimination experienced by LGBTQ candidates.

🚨ICYMI! Does bipartisan collaboration boost legislative success in statehouses as it does in Congress? I introduce two novel measures—out‑party cosponsors attracted & out‑party cosponsorships offered—drawing on 400,000+ state bills. thelawmakers.org/wp-content/upl… A quick 🧵 :