John Pitney, Ph.D.
Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics
Department
Government
Areas of Expertise
American Politics
California Politics
Congress
Electoral Politics
Internet & Politics
Media Politics
National Elections
Obama Administration
Political Advertising
Political Parties
Presidency
Public Policy
Education
B.A., Union College; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Awards and Affiliations
The Presidential Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2013
Honorary life membership, Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association, May 18, 2001.
Excellence in Education Award, Saratoga Central Catholic High School, June 13, 2000.
Glenn R. Huntoon Teaching Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2000 and 1995.
Richard M. Shure Award for excellence in teaching, Claremont McKenna College, 1988.
Research and Publications
The Art of Political Warfare (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000)
Congress' Permanent Minority? Republicans in the US House (Rowman and Littlefield, 1994). With William F. Connelly, Jr.