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SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
John C. Fortier
Research Fellow
 
 
RESOURCES
 
 
RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Elections
  • Congress
  • Continuity of government
  • The Electoral College
  • The presidency
Contact E-mail: jfortier@aei.org Phone: 202-828-6038 Fax: 202-862-5821 Assistant: Jennifer Marsico Assistant E-mail: jennifer.marsico@aei.org Assistant Phone: 202-862-5899   Biography
 
John Fortier is the principal contributor to the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and executive director of the Continuity of Government Commission. A political scientist who has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Delaware, Boston College, and Harvard University, Mr. Fortier has written numerous scholarly and popular articles. His books include Second-Term Blues: How George W. Bush Has Governed (Brookings Institution Press, 2007); Absentee and Early Voting: Trends, Promises, and Perils (AEI Press, 2006); and  After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College (AEI Press, 2004). Mr. Fortier writes a column for Politico and is a frequent radio and television commentator on the presidency, Congress, and elections.
 
Experience
  • Executive Director, Continuity of Government Commission, 2002-present
  • Member, Presidency Research Career Service Award Committee, American Political Science Association, 2004
  • Project Manager, Transition to Governing Project, AEI, 1998-2003
  • Participant, National Election Initiative, Constitution Project, 2001-2002
  • Teaching Positions, University of Pennsylvania, 2004-2005; University of Delaware, 1995-96; Boston College, 1992-94; Harvard University, 1993
  • Research Associate, Worcester Municipal Research Bureau, 1997-98
 
Education
 
Ph.D., Boston College
B.A., Georgetown University
 
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Articles and Commentary [List all]

The vote in N.Y. 23 revealed the GOP's split between moderates and conservatives, party leaders and activists, locals and outsiders. It also raised the question: How should a party pick its candidates for office?

The likely governorship turnovers in 2010 could have implications for the next political generation on the national stage.

When the meeting in Copenhagen convenes in December, Obama can offer goodwill and a promise to use regulatory power to curb carbon emissions.

 
Books Second-Term Blues

This hard-hitting book illuminates the priorities, governing tendencies, and leadership style of George W. Bush as he navigates a rocky second term.

Absentee and Early Voting

To what can weattribute thedramatic increase in absentee voting and, more recently, the meteoric rise in early voting?

After the People Vote

The new edition of this popular guideexamines how the electoral college and postelection processes work andincludes a short history ofcontested elections.

 
Events [List all] AEI Election Watch

This event is part of AEI's Election Watch series, the longest continuous election program in Washington since 1982.

An Update on Congressional Continuity

Eight years after the 9/11 attacks, the Continuity of Government Commission will discuss the continuity of Congress, the lack of progress we have made, and where we might go from here.

Preserving Our Institutions: Presidential Succession

Panelists will discuss a new report by the AEI-Brookings Continuity of Government Commission that examines vulnerabilities in the U.S. presidential succession.

 
 
Speeches and Testimony Continuity of Congress in the Wake of a Catastrophic Attack

The danger of a catastrophic attack on Congress is real--it might have happened on 9/11.

Continuity of Congress in the Wake of a Catastrophic Attack

The danger of a catastrophic attack on Congress is real--it might have happened on 9/11.

Expanding and Improving Opportunities to Vote by Mail or Absentee

The number of absentee and mail ballots should be reduced, or they must be better tracked.