Political Experts Available for California Statewide Special Election Analysis

Claremont McKenna College scholars can speak to state budget propositions on
May 19 ballot.

On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, California will hold a Statewide Special Election.
The ballot will include six propositions concerning the state budget. The
following Claremont McKenna College experts are available for comment and
analysis on the propositions and impact of election outcomes before, after,
and on Election Day:

Ken Miller, Assistant Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College

Areas of expertise: California politics, American politics, constitutional
law, direct democracy (initiative, referendum, recall), courts; co-author, The
New Political Geography of California; worked in California state capital as
legislative staff; provided commentary on California's 2003 recall election;
media experience includes BBC, Minnesota Public Radio and various print
outlets.

Contact: Ken Miller, 909-607-2811, ken.miller@cmc.edu

John J. Pitney, Jr., Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics, Claremont
McKenna College
Areas of expertise: California politics, Democratic and Republican parties,
political leadership, American politics, Bush Administration, United States
Congress; served as the acting director of the Republican National Committee's
Research Department during President George Herbert Walker Bush's
administration; author, The Art of Political Warfare; media experience
includes NPR, The New York Times, USA Today, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News
Tonight and CBS Evening News.
Contact: John J. Pitney, Jr., 951-323-0239, jpitney@cmc.edu

Contacts: Bryan Cohen, Colehour+Cohen, 206-388-8215,
bcohen@colehourcohen.com
Dorothy Buchanan, Claremont McKenna College Public Affairs,
909-477-9764, dorothy.buchanan@claremontmckenna.edu

/PRNewswire -- May 18/

SOURCE Claremont McKenna College