John J. Pitney, Jr., 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

jpitney@cmc.edu

(909) 607-4224

(909) 621-8419

Kravis Center 232

Website

Office Hours

Mon, Wed, Thu 1-2 PM; Fri 11-noon.

Education
Awards and Affiliations
Research and Publications

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

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.

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.