Wesley Hussey

Assistant Professor of Government
E-mail: whussey@csus.edu
Phone number: 916-278-3849

Institution where doctorate degree was earned:
University of California, Los Angeles

Brief Biography:
Wesley Hussey grew up in Orange County, California, and earned his bachelor's degrees at UC Irvine in Political Science and International Studies. He then went onto UCLA to study American Politics with several noted scholars, including Kathleen Bawn, Timothy Groseclose, and John Zaller. Wesley's dissertation examined an unusual voting alliance in Congress between liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans, which he dubbed the Coalition of Extremes. After earning his doctorate and then teaching at UCLA, Professor Hussey joined Sacramento State in the Fall of 2008

Areas of research and interests:
Professor Hussey is interested in the broad intersection between elections, voting, and political institutions. Wesley is also intrigued by the political left and right voting together, and its implications for understanding American politics. Some of the research and scholarship that follows from these interests include California Politics, Elections & Voting, Ideology, and Legislative Politics.

Undergraduate courses:
American Government
California State & Local Government
Legislative Process
Research Methods in Political Science

Graduate courses:
California State & Local Government

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6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6089

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