2 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on 2024 Election in Arizona

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With the 2024 election less than three weeks away, all eyes are on the swing states that are likely to decide the presidency, including Arizona. 

For reporters covering state politics and some of the top issues of this election in Arizona, the following expert is available to provide commentary and analysis. A full list of over a dozen experts in key swing states can be found here.

Arizona State University

Key topics: racial/ethnic politics, women in politics, and health policy.

 

Wright studies how representation and policy outcomes are influenced by social identities, such as race/ethnicity, gender, and class. She regularly applies intersectionality in her work, which centers on power and the effects of being comprised of multiple marginalized identities. Her recent Working Papers examine how social identities influence the public's perceptions of candidates and their political behavior.

Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix

Key topic: gun politics/policy, Arizona politics

 

Alex Trimble Young is a scholar of the culture and history of the US West. Broadly speaking, his work investigates the historical origins of the Arizona and the West's gun culture and public lands policy in the violence of the frontier. His recent public facing writing has engaged questions of self-defensive gun ownership, the "campus carry" debate, and recent efforts to privatize public lands.