Paul Herrnson

Paul S. Herrnson is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut. His research and teaching interests include political parties and elections; money and politics; and voting technology, ballot design, and election administration. Herrnson has published numerous articles and books, including Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington; Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot; The Financiers of Congressional Elections; and Interest Groups Unleashed. Herrnson has served as President of the Southern Political Science Association, Chair of the Political Organizations and Parties section of the American Political Science Association, and as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow. He has advised the U.S. Congress, the Connecticut General Assembly, the Maryland General Assembly, the Federal Election Commission, and numerous other governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations on matters pertaining to campaign finance, political parties, and election reform.