John C. Fortier Dr. Fortier is a Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He has been the Principal Contributor to the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project since 2005 and has served as Executive Director of the Continuity of Government Commission since 2002. In July 2008, he was named the first Director of the Center for the Study of American Democracy at Kenyon College. Dr. Fortier writes a column for Politico, commenting on current events in U.S. politics, and he is a contributor to Politico.com’s “The Arena” forum. He has testified before Congress on issues concerning continuity, representation for the District of Columbia, and absentee voting. Dr. Fortier is a frequent radio and television commentator on the presidency, Congress, and elections, having made appearances on CNN, Fox News, the BBC, ABC’s Nightline, PBS’s News Hour, and NBC’s Today Show. He has been an analyst for AEI’s Election Watch series for each election cycle since 2002. A political scientist who has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Delaware, Boston College, and Harvard University, Dr. Fortier has written numerous scholarly and popular articles. His articles have been published in The Hill, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Times, Roll Call, American.com, Election Law Journal, Review of Politics, and PS: Political Science and Policy. His books include Absentee and Early Voting: Trends, Promises, and Perils (2006), After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College (editor; 2004), and Second-Term Blues: How George W. Bush Has Governed (editor; 2007). Dr. Fortier received his BA from Georgetown University and his PhD in political science from Boston College. Previous • Next Speaker Bio
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