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Norman J. Ornstein
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Resident Scholar Norman J. Ornstein
Ornstein studies politics, Congress, and elections. He was the director of the Transition to Governing Project and the founder of the Campaign Finance Reform Working Group.
 


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Professional Experience
-Codirector, Election Reform Project, 2005-present
-Senior Counselor, Continuity of Government Commission, 2002-present
-Director, Transition to Governing Project, 2000-2003
-Codirector, Project to Examine Alternatives to the Independent Counsel Statute, 1999-present
-Member, Board of Contributors, USA Today, 1997-present
-Founder and director, Campaign Finance Reform Working Group, 1996-present
-Columnist, "Congress Inside Out," Roll Call, 1993-present
-Senior advisor, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 1987-present
-Election analyst, CBS News, 1982-present
-Member, Commission on the Future International Financial Architecture, Council on Foreign Relations, 2000
-Cochair, President's Advisory Committee on the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, 1997-1998
-Codirector, Renewing Congress Project, 1992-1996
-Commentator and pollster, political coverage, Comedy Central, 1992 and 1996
-Member of the board, National Commission on Public Service (Volcker Commission), 1987-1990
-Faculty, Catholic University of America and Johns Hopkins University, 1971-1984
-Series editor and cohost, "Congress: We the People," PBS, 1977-1978

 

Education
Ph.D., political science, University of Michigan
M.A., political science, University of Michigan
B.A., University of Minnesota


Articles and Short Publications
Obama's Narrow Lead Harkens Back to 1980 Election
Leaders Ignore Science Shortfalls to the Peril of America's Future
110th Congress Dropped the Ball on Continuity Issues
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Books
Vital Statistics on Congress 2008
Second-Term Blues
The Broken Branch
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Events
AEI Election Watch 2008 (Session 10)
AEI Election Watch 2008 (Session 9)
AEI Election Watch 2008 (Session 8)
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Speaking Engagements
Lobbying Reform: Accountability through Transparency
Continuity of Congress
Ensuring the Continuity of the United States Government
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Research Areas
U.S. politics
Congress
Elections
Research Projects
Transition to Governing Project
Election Reform Project
Continuity of Government Commission
AEI's Political Corner
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Contact Information
Norman J. Ornstein
American Enterprise Institute
 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
Phone: 202-862-5893
Assistant: 202-862-5866
Fax: 202-862-5821
E-mail: nornstein@aei.org
Latest Book
Vital Statistics on Congress 2008
Vital Statistics on Congress 2008
The authors combine historical context with insightful analysis and copious data to produce a valuable and authoritative picture of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. [Read More]