Booth Fowler ​Associate Professor of Political Science and Trice Faculty Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  I received my Ph.D. from Harvard University, and previously served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University before joining the UW-Madison faculty.  My book, Where Money Matters in Congress (Cambridge University Press), examines the influence of money on the internal politics of Congress and the biases it has for the policy-making process.  Primarily a Congress scholar, my research revolves around three themes: the influence of money in American politics, understanding political parties, and exploring the complexities of congressional representation.  My research has appeared in the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, and Political Science Research and Methods among other journals.  In 2020 I served as the Program Co-Chair for the MPSA.  

Research on the Influence of Money in American Politics:  

  1. Book: Where Money Matters in Congress: A Window into How Parties Evolve ​(Cambridge University Press)​
  2. "Money in Exile: Campaign Contributions and Committee Access" (joint with Justin Grimmer, Journal of Politics)​​​
  3.  "Professional Societies, Political Action Committees, and Party Preferences"(joint with Steven L. Bernstein and Carol L. Barsky, American Journal of  Public Health)
  4. "Driving Support: Workers, PACs, and Congressional Support of the Auto Industry" (joint with Ryan T. Moore & Andrew Reeves, Business & Politics)
  5. "A Preliminary Look at Money in Judicial Politics" (working paper joint with                Maya Sen)

Research on Understanding Political Parties:
  1. Book: Where Money Matters in Congress: A Window into How Parties Evolve ​(Cambridge University Press)​   
  2. "Understanding The Party Brand: Experimental Evidence on the Role of Valence" (Joint with Daniel M. Butler, Journal of Politics) 
  3. "Revisiting Electoral Volatility in Post-Communist Countries: New Data, New Results and New Approaches" (Joint with Joshua A. Tucker, British Journal of Political Science)
  4. "Crowded Space, Fertile Ground: Party Entry and the Effective Number of Parties" (Joint with Daniel Kselman and Joshua A. Tucker  Political Science Research and Methods). 
  5. "Little is Known about Party System Volatility in Post-Communist Europe, but we have New Methods and Data for Studying It" (joint with Joshua A. Tucker, British Journal of Political Science) 
  6. "Ideology and Party Pressure in Congress: A (New) Data-Based Approach" 
  7. Book Project: The Party Brand in Legislatures (Joint with Daniel M. Butler)

Research on Complexities of Congressional Representation:
  1. "Congressmen in Exile: The Politics and Consequences of Involuntary Committee Removal" (joint with Justin Grimmer, Journal of Politics)​​​
  2. "Politics, Hospital Behavior", and Health Care Spending" (Joint with Zack Cooper, Amanda Kowalski, and Jennifer Wu, NBER Working Paper No. 23748)
  3. "Gridlock Intervals, Judicial Appointments and the US Senate" (Joint with Daniel Metcalf and Ryan Owens)
  4. "Committee Voting in Congress" (joint with Hallie Golay)
  5. Book Project: Congressional Representation: Constituents, Donors, Policy (Joint with Justin Grimmer)
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Additional Research: 
  1. "How Not to Lie Without Statistics" (Joint with Gary King)
  2. "Revisiting Public Opinion  in the 1930s and 1940s" (Joint with Adam Berinsky, Eric Schickler and Ian Yohai, PS: Political Science & Politics)