Nicholas Goedert is an assistant professor of political science at Virginia Tech. His research encompasses legislative politics, electoral institutions, public opinion, and constitutional law. He has been published in journals including the American Journal of Political Science, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, and Election Law Journal. He has served as an expert witness in redistricting law, a writer for the Monkey Cage blog at the Washington Post, and a consultant for the FairVote voting reform advocacy group.