As you pursue stories on the various issues surrounding the upcoming elections, please consider these experts from the University of Houston. Should you have difficulty connecting with these resources, please call me at 713-295-0712.
Politics and Political Campaigns
Brandon Rottinghaus
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
713-743-3925
His expertise includes the presidency, media, public opinion, political communication, executive-legislative relations and electoral politics. Rottinghaus has commented about the Texas race for governor and President Barack Obama's first year in office.
Elections State, Elections Local
Renee Cross
Associate Director, Hobby Center for Public Policy
713-743-3972
Cross' research areas include Houston and Texas politics, redistricting, urban politics, and the impact of the Internet on civic engagement. She also is a contributor to the Hobby Center for Public Policy blog, Inside Policy and Politics.
Christine LeVeaux-Haley
Interim Dean, Honors College
713-743-2355
LeVeaux-Haley's research has included redistricting, congressional politics, and African Americans and elections. She also has provided perspective about youth, Barack Obama and the midterm elections.
Government and Politics
Richard Murray
Director, Survey Research Institute
713-743-3909
Murray's expertise includes national, state and local government and politics, redistricting, public opinion and political parties. His experience includes serving as a consultant on more than 200 political campaigns. Murray is a frequent commentator on politics for national and local media. (NOTE: Print and radio requests only)
Economic Indices and the Midterm Elections
Jim Granato
Director, Hobby Center for Public Policy
713-743-3887
Granato has written about and researched the influences on economic agents and how those results impact or are impacted by policymakers. He has lectured on the presidency, the president's relation to Congress, national elections, the impact of the election on policy as well as the affect of the economy on the election. He also is a contributor to the Hobby Center for Public Policy blog, Inside Policy and Politics.
Housing, Foreclosures and the Midterm Elections
Evert Crawford
Interim Director, Institute for Regional Forecasting
832-350-8332
Crawford's research on the housing market, locally and nationally, has been used by consumers, policymakers and other stakeholders. His perspective also is featured in the Hobby Center for Public Policy blog, Inside Policy and Politics.