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John Pitney, Ph.D.

Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics

Department

Government

Areas of Expertise

American Politics
California Politics
Congress
Electoral Politics
Internet & Politics
Media Politics
National Elections
Obama Administration
Political Advertising
Political Parties
Presidency
Public Policy
john.pitney@claremontmckenna.edu
http://www1.cmc.edu/pages/faculty/JPitney/
(909) 607-4224
Kravis Center
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Office Hours

Monday – Friday, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Education

B.A., Union College; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University

Awards and Affiliations

The Presidential Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2013

Honorary life membership, Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association, May 18, 2001.

Excellence in Education Award, Saratoga Central Catholic High School, June 13, 2000.

Glenn R. Huntoon Teaching Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2000 and 1995.

Richard M. Shure Award for excellence in teaching, Claremont McKenna College, 1988.

Research and Publications

 

Defying the Odds: the 2016 Elections and American Politics, rev. ed. With James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch (Rowman and Littlefield, 2019).

Is Congress Broken? Edited with William F. Connelly, Jr. and Gary J. Schmitt (Brookings, 2017).

The Politics of Autism: Navigating the Contested Spectrum (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015).

After Hope and Change: The 2012 Elections and American Politics (Rowman and Littlefield, 2013). With James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch.

The Art of Political Warfare (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000)

Congress' Permanent Minority? Republicans in the US House (Rowman and Littlefield, 1994). With William F. Connelly, Jr.