Hey, look, it's my research! Thanks FiveThirtyEight fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-m…

Only two weeks left for nominations for section awards for the State Politics & Policy section! Please consider nominating yourself or others for these awards. Self-nominations are encouraged! Contact details for the awards committees here: apsanet.org/section22

Thanks uncpolisci for the invitation to present my research on working class primary candidates! It was great to see everyone again. Couldn't have asked for a better homecoming.

Why do some members of Congress hold more extreme voting records than others? In a new article APR Journal, I find that representatives of more homogeneously white constituencies cast more moderate votes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

📣📣State politics and policy folks, we're hosting a virtual dissertation workshop for APSA on state politics. Deadline to apply is coming up on June 1. Send your great state politics students for feedback! apsa.wufoo.com/forms/2022-aps… State Politics & Policy @POCalsoknow womenalsoknowstuff

Loyola Chicago is hiring in IR and Theory this year! I'm in Montreal at #APSA2022 and raring to talk about our great department with anyone who's interested in applying.

Thread! More than half of Americans are in working class jobs, but less than 2% of state legislators come from the working class. Very pleased to introduce a project from the Observer and Quartz that explains why, and why it matters (1/8) observer.com/unequal-repres…

New article available online @PRQJournal: Sarah Treul and I find that working class candidates rarely enter US House primaries, and significantly underperform white-collar candidates when they do doi.org/10.1177/106591…

It was a wonderful experience to host IHEE - Institut des Hautes Études de l'Entreprise at Loyola University Chicago to discuss the U.S. presidential election. Thank you for the excellent questions!

A new Center for Effective Lawmaking working paper from Eric Hansen (Loyola University Chicago) and Sarah Truel (UNC-Chapel Hill) examines how the prior experiences of lawmakers affect their performance in office: thelawmakers.org/legislative-re…

We find that TV ads sponsored by women candidates are less likely to highlight prior political experience than men's ads, even though ads highlight their nonpolitical work experience about equally.

Please help the State Politics & Policy State Politics and Policy section recognize outstanding research! Send me, Dave Rausch and Shaniqua Williams your nominations for the 2025 Best Journal Article award by Feb 14. Award details and contact info here: members.apsanet.org/section22

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In "Job Talk" Eric Hansen & Connor Mautner analyze how candidate gender affects the presentation of experience in 🇺🇸 campaign ads. Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Loyola is hiring! We're looking for a TT Asst Professor in IR with a focus on environmental politics. I'm on the committee and happy to answer questions. careers.luc.edu/postings/29662

Despite a growing presence in statehouses, Native American legislators face challenges passing bills relevant to Native affairs. New research Political Research Quarterly with @enblasingame and Rick Witmer. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VYS5MGD…

#OpenAccess from the new issue of Politics & Gender - Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US - cup.org/3PSA7Sj - Eric Hansen & Connor Mautner (Loyola University Chicago) #FirstView

Don't forget! Nominations are due this Friday, 2/14 for the State Politics section's Best Journal Article Award.

Do lawmakers with prior experience govern better? A new CEL-funded study by Eric Hansen & CEL affiliate Sarah Treul finds that while lawyers & former state reps tend to be more effective, not all experience predicts legislative success. Read more: thelawmakers.org/blog/prior-exp…