Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
Rebekah Herrick is a professor of political science at Oklahoma State University. She earned her PhD from the University of Nebraska in 1991. Her primary research interests concern issues of representation particularly as they relate gender and legislatures. Other areas of interest concern congressional careers and political ambition. She has published three books and her work has appeared in The Journal of Politics, Social Science Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, American Political Research, State Politics and Policy Quarterly as well as several other more specialized journals such as Women and Politics and The Journal of Homosexuality. She is currently working on a textbook on the Representation of Minorities in the US.
Voter ID laws don't seem to suppress minority votes – despite what Republicans might want
Apr 05, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Strict voter ID laws require residents to possess a valid, state-approved identification in order to vote. Support and opposition to these laws primarily fall along party lines. Proponents mainly Republicans argue...
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