Advisors
Vote Smart cultivates a network of advisors who inform and substantiate the organization's work. Our advisors are leading experts in political research and journalism, and are from all across the political spectrum. Together, they review every key vote selection, every bill summary, and every question presented to candidates through the Political Courage Test to ensure absolute nonpartisanship, relevance, clarity, and accuracy.
- MRS. JESSICA ARRIGONI
Associate Researcher - Wisconsin Center for Education Research
- DR. CHARLES BARRILLEAUX
Professor, Department of Political Science - Florida State University
- DR. JUSTIN BUCHLER
Associate Professor of Political Science - Case Western Reserve Universiy
- DR. KYLE DELL
Assistant Professor of Political Science - Guilford College
- DR. KC JOHNSON
Professor - Brooklyn College, The City University of New York
- DR. NOAH KAPLAN
Visiting Assistant Professor - University of Illinois- Chicago
- DR. MATT LEVENDUSKY
Associate Professor - University of Pennsylvania
- DR. BRIAN NEWMAN
Assistant Professor - Pepperdine University
- DR. CHRISTOPHER SIMON
Associate Professor - University of Utah
- DR. BRENT STEEL
Director, Master of Public Policy Program - Oregon State University
- DR. CRAIG VOLDEN
Professor - University of Virginia
- DR. JONATHAN WEST
Director of MPA Program and Professor, Department of Political Science - University of Miami
- DR. GERALD WRIGHT
Professor, Department of Political Science - Indiana University
