About the Authors

Kevin Arceneaux is an assistant professor of political science at Temple University, where he is also a faculty affiliate in the Institute for Public Affairs. His research interests include political behavior, public opinion, and the practical application of quantitative methods.

Richard Clucas is a professor of political science in the Mark Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University.

Christopher A. Cooper is an assistant professor of political science and public affairs and MPA Director at Western Carolina University. His research interests include state legislatures, political communication, and political behavior. His current research (with Martin Johnson) examines how the behavior of reporters is affected by political institutions.

Gregory A. Huber is an associate professor of political science at Yale University, where he is also a fellow of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and the Center for the Study of American Politics.

Martin Johnson is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside. His research on political behavior, media politics, and public opinion has appeared in a variety of journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, and State Politics and Policy Quarterly.

Andrew Karch is an assistant professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Democratic Laboratories: Policy Diffusion among the American States (University of Michigan Press). His current research focuses on the spread of innovative policies among the American states, the impact of campaign advertisements on voter turnout, and the evolution of American preschool policy.

Jeffrey B. Lewis is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to coming to UCLA in 2001, Lewis was an assistant professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University. Lewis earned his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Political Economy, Political Analysis, and World Development.

Seth E. Masket is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Denver. He earned his doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2004. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Law and Politics and Spectrum: The Journal of State Politics.

Anthony J. Nownes is an associate professor of political science at the University of Tennessee. His research focuses on organized interests in American politics and has appeared in American Politics Research, British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and many other journals.