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Iowa Caucus Experts
Chet Culver, Governor of Iowa
- In January 2007, Courtney Maxwell Greene was appointed press secretary to Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge. However, she has also covered the caucuses as a working journalist. Courtney is a native Iowan who worked 15 years as a television reporter. She has a unique perspective, as she reported results of the 1996 Iowa Caucuses live for CSPAN (while working for WHO-TV) and helped tell candidates' stories to Iowa, the nation and the world.
Phone: 515.281.0161
E-mail: Courtney.Greene -AT- iowa.gov
Carrie Giddins, Iowa Democratic Party Communications Director
- Giddins can provide journalists and researchers with "real" Iowans who can talk about their experiences with the Iowa Caucuses, both past and present.
Phone: 515.244.7292
E-mail: Cgiddins -AT- iowademocrats.org
Mary Tiffany, Republican Party of Iowa, Communications Director
- Tiffany can provide journalists and researchers with "real" Iowans who can talk about their experiences with the Iowa Caucuses, both past and present.
Phone: 515.282.8105
E-mail: MTiffany -AT- iowagop.org
Shawn Rolland, Iowa Department of Economic Development, Public Information Officer
- Rolland can discuss the economic and marketing impact of the Iowa Caucuses on the state of Iowa. He can also provide background on Iowa targeted industries (renewable energy, information technology, biosciences and advanced manufacturing), Iowa's major industries and employers and other economic information.
Phone: 515.242.4805
E-mail: Shawn.Rolland - AT - iowalifechanging.com
Arthur Sanders, Chair of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Drake University
- Sanders can discuss all aspects of the Iowa Caucuses. Past research focused on attitudes that people have about politics. Most recent publications include articles on campaign finance and a book, Prime Time Politics, which explores the impact of television on American politics. Currently working on a book on the Presidential election process.
Phone: 515.271.3172
E-mail: Arthur.Sanders -AT- drake.edu
Dennis Goldford, Professor of Political Science at Drake University
- Goldford can discuss the role of the caucuses in presidential section, their impact and meaning. Also, does extensive political analysis for local and regional media.
Phone: 515.271.3197
E-mail: Dennis.Goldford -AT- drake.edu
Cary Covington, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa
- Covington is an expert in presidential politics and can provide commentary on campaigns, the candidates, and political and presidential history.
Phone: 319.335.2339
E-mail: Cary-Covington -AT- uiowa.edu
Tracy Osborn, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa
- Osborn studies women in American politics. She can speak about women candidates and their activities, women office holders at the state and national level, and the behavior of women as voters and political participants.
Phone: 319.335.2337
E-mail: Tracy-Osborn -AT- uiowa.edu
Dianne Bystrom, Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University
- Bystrom can discuss all aspects of the Iowa Caucuses, particularly issues related to gender and candidate communication and advertising. She is a co-author, co-editor and contributor to 12 books on politics, including "Gender and Elections" (2006), and Anticipating Madam President" (2003). Bystrom is presently working on book chapters related to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. She leads the Catt Center's Iowa Caucus workshop every four years.
Phone: 515.294-4185, 515.451.5084 (c)
E-mail: dbystrom -AT- iastate.edu
Jim McCormick, Professor and Chair of Political Science at Iowa State University
- McCormick can discuss all aspects of the Iowa Caucuses, particularly issues related to political polling and candidates' positions on foreign policy. He directed a team of university researchers who authored the Iowa State University Poll on the current presidential race and projected turnout on caucus night. McCormick is author of the book "American Foreign Policy and Process," and co-editor of "The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence" (fourth edition) — both popular college textbooks.
Phone: 515.294.8682, 515.294.7256
E-mail: jmmcc -AT- iastate.edu
Steffen Schmidt, University Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University
- Schmidt can discuss all aspects of the Iowa Caucuses. The host of "Dr. Politics," a weekly statewide political call-in show on National Public Radio affiliate WOI-AM, Schmidt is frequently asked to comment on presidential politics by the national media. The author of the country's most widely adopted introductory college textbook, "American Government and Politics Today," he is currently teaching "The Iowa Presidential Caucuses" on the history and future of the Iowa caucuses. The online class was developed in cooperation with the Iowa Historical Society and the Department of Cultural Affairs' "Iowa Presidential Caucus Exhibit" 2007-2008.
Phone: 515.294.3825
E-mail: sws -AT- iastate.edu
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