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Priscilla Southwell is an academic expert in US politics, elections, vote by mail, European politics, Oregon politics and political behavior.
Recent Media:
- Gov. Tina Kotek delivers on promises in 1st year, earns mixed reviews (The Oregonian, Jan. 12, 2024)
- Oregon GOP walkout threatens abortion, trans bills — and senators’ own careers (Associated Press, May 12, 2023)
- Democrats fall short, Republicans advance, in first test of new Oregon congressional map (The Oregonian, Nov. 14, 2022)
- New boundaries, no incumbent: Oregon’s 4th Congressional district features wide open primary (Oregon Public Broadcasting, April 27, 2022)
- A Few Long-Serving House Democrats Face Surprise Election Fights (Bloomberg | Quint, Oct. 29, 2020)
- 6 takeaways from the dueling Trump and Biden town halls (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 16, 2020)
- Democratic two-thirds majority in Oregon not out of reach (Associated Press, Oct. 2, 2020)
- American Democracy Is in the Mail (Boston Review, Sept. 10, 2020)
- Mail-in voting lessons from Oregon, the state with the longest history of voting by mail (The Conversation, Sept. 3, 2020)
- An unexpected struggle for Trump: Defining an elusive Biden (The New York Times, July 10, 2020)
- As election amid COVID-19 looms, Northwest lawmakers weigh in on mail-in voting (The Spokesman-Review, June 3, 2020)
- Western states lead the way in vote-by-mail elections (High Country News, May 15, 2020)
- In the Pandemic, Every State Should Vote by Mail (The Atlantic, April 14, 2020)
- Oregon lawmakers were supposed to vote on a climate change bill. Republicans walked out — again. (The Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2020)
- 21st century secession: This state's residents want out to join another state (ABC News, Feb. 19, 2020)
- In Oregon, stark rural-urban divide fuels climate dispute (ABC News, June 26, 2019)
- Oregon and political action committee settle voting case (Associated Press, March 8, 2019)
- Oregon doesn't track ballot collection by third-party groups (KPTV, March 7, 2019)
- Sen. Merkley Decides to Stay Out of Crowded White House Race (Associated Press, March 5, 2019)
- City Club of Eugene: What do the midterm results tell us? Reflections on elections (KLCC, Dec. 3, 2018)
- Independent candidate Starnes drops out of Oregon governor's race, endorses Kate Brown (Statesman Journal, Oct. 30, 2018)
- Oregon gubernatorial candidates in tight race as they sprint to finish (Statesman Journal, Oct. 25, 2018)
- When was the last time superdelegates mattered, really? Their first year on the job was intense (Bustle, June 7, 2016)
- Oregon governor expected to win her primary; GOP field mixed (Associated Press, May 7, 2016)
- Can Clinton Feel the Bern? (The New York Times, April 22, 2016)