The Member Online All-Star Competition
This past month, the House majority leader Steny Hoyer announced the Member Online All-Star competition. The goal of this competition...
An Open Letter to Members of Congress: It’s Time for Constituent Communication to Change
In a few days, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress will be having a hearing to discuss constituent...
In Support of Academic Cold-Emails
This is something that I often feel like I’ve often felt people don’t do enough in academic: cold emailing. Ah,...
I’ve been Tweeted!
This past December, I published my work on understanding staff perceptions of constituent communication. That work was shortened into a...
I Visited 100 Offices in Congress. This Is What I Observed
Over the past three weeks, I visited 100 offices in the House of Representatives to recruit legislative correspondents to take a...
The Problem With Constituent Correspondence. Is Technology to Blame?
Citizen contact to Member offices has consistently predicted Member’s legislative behavior and perception of the district [1]. However, recent systemic...
Social Media and Campaign 2012: Developments and Trends for Facebook Adoption – An Personal Lit Review
I’ve read a few papers by Girish J Gulati and Christine B Williams at Bentley University. Their work on social...