US Election Analysis: State and Local Considerations
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US Election Analysis: State and Local Considerations
Thursday, December 5 at 12 PM CT
Dr. Kent Redfield, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois Springfield
University of Illinois Extension’s Local Government Education program invites you to a conversation about Illinois politics, the US Election, and state/local considerations for politics and government. Learn how the nature of Illinois politics has dramatically changed in the last 25 years and, in contrast, what the ‘new reality’ of Illinois politics means for rural and downstate regions of Illinois. Additionally, the conversation will explore how national politics under the new President and a new congress could impact the current state of Illinois politics and government.
About the speaker:
Dr. Kent Redfield is a professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). He is affiliated with the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) and the Center for State Policy and Leadership at UIS. Dr. Redfield has a BA in political science from the University of Utah and an MA and PhD in political science from the University of Washington (Seattle). Before joining UIS in 1979, Dr. Redfield worked for four years as a member of the research/appropriations staff for the Speaker of the Illinois General Assembly. Dr. Redfield’s teaching and research focused on Illinois politics and state and local government. While at UIS, he served for 20 years as the program coordinator for the Illinois General Assembly’s Legislative Staff Intern Program. Dr. Redfield has been engaged in research on the financing of political campaigns in Illinois and political ethics since 1991. As an advocate, he was involved with most of the efforts to change Illinois campaign finance and ethics laws between 1995 and 2015. Dr. Redfield has authored several books, chapters in books, and articles on Illinois politics, campaign finance, and political corruption. He is a co-author of a new edition of Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide to Power, Politics, and Government, which was published by the University of Illinois Press in August 2024.