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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
Matt Haverstick
Managing Partner / Kleinbard LLC
Matt Pasternack
CEO / Once
Matthew Weil
Executive Director, Democracy Program / Bipartisan Policy Center
Melissa Dalton
Assistant Secretary of Defense | Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs / U.S. Department of Defense
Melissa K. Miller, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science / Bowling Green State University
Melissa R. Michelson, PhD
Dean of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Political Science / Menlo College
Meredith McGehee
Principal / McGehee Strategies
Michael A Smith
Professor of Political Science / Emporia State University
Michael Bustamante
Associate Professor of Latin American History / Florida International University
Michael Morley
Assistant Professor of Law / Florida State University
Michael Peshkin, PhD
Professor / Northwestern University
Michael W. Wagner
Professor / University of Wisconsin-Madison
This list is informed by Hearken ElectionSOS and API’s Trusted Elections Network. The American Press Institute’s Trusted Elections Network was a 2020 initiative comprised of a separate private network that connected both journalists and experts to better understand and cover elections, consider strategies for addressing persistent misinformation challenges, and provided journalists with relevant expertise in real-time to strengthen election coverage this year.
Election SOS has expanded this network since 2020, adding 50+ more experts in 2022.
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 info@electionsos.org