Chandler James is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon. He specializes in American politics with a focus on the U.S. presidency. His research has been published in Presidential Studies Quarterly and has been supported by the American Political Science Association, the University of Chicago Council on Advanced Studies, and the Bradley Foundation. In 2018, he was an APSA MFP Fellow. He received a PhD, MA, and AB in Political Science from the University of Chicago.