Media tipsheet: UI election-season experts

Several University of Iowa experts are available to the media to share their expertise regarding the Iowa Caucus and 2016 presidential election.

Tim Hagle

Expertise: Elections, grassroots, and student organizing; GOP politics; judicial politics; law; and U.S. politics

Contact: timothy-hagle@uiowa.edu, 319-335-2348, 319-621-0946 (personal)

 

Cary Covington

Expertise: Caucuses as part of the nominating system; presidential politics/history; caucus’ effect on candidates’ prospects

Contact: cary-covington@uiowa.edu, 319-335-2339


 

Caroline Tolbert

​Expertise: Campaign; caucuses; candidate behavior; voting; elections; IT and politics

Contact: caroline-tolbert@uiowa.edu, 319-335-2360, 319-335-2358 (departmental)

 

Douglas Jones

Expertise: Voting technology and election administration

Contact: douglas-w-jones@uiowa.edu, 319-335-0740



 

Joyce Berg

Expertise: Political prediction markets, Iowa Electronic Markets

Contact: joyce-berg@uiowa.edu, 319-335-0840


 

Thomas Rietz

Expertise: political prediction markets, Iowa Electronic Markets

Contact: thomas-rietz@uiowa.edu, 319-335-0856


 

Jim Leach

Expertise: American politics, public affairs, U.S. foreign policy, U.S. banking and finance policy; represented Iowa in U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 2007, where he was chairman of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee

Contact: james-leach@uiowa.edu, 319-335-9034