Paul S. Herrnson is director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship, professor in the Department of Government and Politics, and distinguished scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland. He has published several books, including Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington, The Financiers of Congressional Elections, and Voting Technology: The Not-so-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot.
Dr. Herrnson has advised the U.S. Congress, the Maryland General Assembly, the Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and various other government and non-governmental organizations on matters pertaining to money and politics, political parties and elections, and political reform. He has received several teaching awards and has served as President of the Southern Political Science Association.