Gary C. Jacobson (born July 7, 1944) is a professor of

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and the Director of Undergraduate Studies at the

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, where he has been since 1979.

Biography

He was born in Santa Ana and raised in the

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area, graduating from Culver City High School. He received his A.B. from Stanford University in 1966 and his Ph.D. from

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in 1972. From 1970 to 1979 he taught at

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, Hartford, Connecticut. He has also taught at the

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(1968), Yale University (1973) and Stanford University (1986-87). During 1990-91 he was a Fellow at the

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. He has served on the Board of Overseers of

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(1985-93), the Council of the American Political Science Association (APSA) (1993-94), the APSA’s Committee on Research Support, and as Treasurer of the APSA (1996-97). He is recognized as one of the premier scholars in the study of Congressional Campaigns and Election, publishing numerous books and articles on the subject. He is also a frequent commentator for news programs and radio commentary such as NPR.NPR: With Democratic Sweep Predicted, Looking for Parallels
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Bibliography

*''Money in Congressional Elections; The Politics of Congressional Elections; The Electoral Origins of Divided Government; A Divider Not a Uniter. '' *''Strategy and Choice in Congressional Elections; American Parties in Decline; The Logic of American Politics'' *''The Politics of Congressional Elections''

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