

Election SOS and the American Press Institute are partnering to provide a Trusted Elections Expert Network. This database is designed for you to quickly find vetted, non-partisan diverse election experts across a variety of topics to call on for sources and for support. The searchable directory is sorted by location, expertise, election topic, and language.
Connect with a Trusted Elections Expert
Abby Kiesa
Director of Impact / Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE)
Ajay K. Sethi, PhD MHS
Associate professor / University of Wisconsin, Madison
Alex Keyssar
Professor & Author of the 2020 HUP book "Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?" / Harvard Kennedy School
Alison Dagnes
Professor of Political Science / Shippensburg University
Amanda Gonzalez
Executive Director / Colorado Common Cause
Amber McReynolds
CEO / National Vote at Home Institute
Amel Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Political Science / University of Massachusetts Amherst
American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
AAPOR Communications Director Meagan Comerford /
Amesh A. Adalja, MD FIDSA FACP FACEP
Senior Scholar / The John Hopkins School of Public Health
Amy Cooter
Senior Lecturer in Sociology / Vanderbilt University
Andi Egbert
Sr. Research Associate / APM Research Labs
Angelia Tolbert
Executive Director / Arkansas Community Dispute Resolution Centers
This list is informed by Hearken ElectionSOS and API’s Trusted Elections Network. The American Press Institute’s Trusted Elections Network is a separate private network that connects both journalists and experts to better understand and cover elections, consider strategies for addressing persistent misinformation challenges, and provide journalists with relevant expertise in real-time to strengthen election coverage this year. The network currently includes more than 250 members who share highlights and insight regularly through our email discussion list and digital conversations.
For resources to support your election coverage, come join the API network.
Election SOS’ Trusted Election Experts are selected by the Election SOS outreach team. We invite scholars, advocates, attorneys, journalists, and anyone who has a verifiable body of work behind their opinions, to join the network. The experts are identified by their relevant expertise, their availability, and their commitment to benefitting the public good. No compensation is exchanged for the experts’ time, and it is up to the individual to respond to requests as they are able. The team finds our trusted experts through various means including their professional and personal networks, following the news, researching university and think tank websites, and recommendations from reliable sources. We look for people and organizations that demonstrate accountability and transparency in their research, meet our program objective to represent a variety of voices, and rely on our own journalistic instincts when vetting them as trustworthy.
If you or someone you know want to contribute your expertise to the Election SOS Trusted Election Expert Network please contact patty.mcmahon@wearehearken.com.