Jen Heerwig
@drjenh.bsky.social
Professor / political sociologist studying money in American politics.
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Jen Heerwig
@drjenh.bsky.social
· Sep 15
🚨 We’re HIRING! 🚨
The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University (SUNY) is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in Global Inequality & Justice (start Fall 2026).
Come join a vibrant, growing department at New York’s top public university!
📍 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/172669
The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University (SUNY) is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in Global Inequality & Justice (start Fall 2026).
Come join a vibrant, growing department at New York’s top public university!
📍 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/172669
🚨 We’re HIRING! 🚨
The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University (SUNY) is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in Global Inequality & Justice (start Fall 2026).
Come join a vibrant, growing department at New York’s top public university!
📍 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/172669
The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University (SUNY) is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in Global Inequality & Justice (start Fall 2026).
Come join a vibrant, growing department at New York’s top public university!
📍 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/172669
September 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🚨 We’re HIRING! 🚨
The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University (SUNY) is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in Global Inequality & Justice (start Fall 2026).
Come join a vibrant, growing department at New York’s top public university!
📍 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/172669
The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University (SUNY) is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in Global Inequality & Justice (start Fall 2026).
Come join a vibrant, growing department at New York’s top public university!
📍 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/172669
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Seattle voters just approved a renewal of the city's pioneering Democracy Voucher program, with 56% in favor.
A new book from @drjenh.bsky.social found that the program, created to counter Big Money in elections, has increased local donor participation and diversified Seattle's candidate pool.
A new book from @drjenh.bsky.social found that the program, created to counter Big Money in elections, has increased local donor participation and diversified Seattle's candidate pool.
New Book Examines Seattle Democracy Voucher Program’s Success
An interview with Dr. Jen Heerwig, co-author of a book researching how Seattle's pioneering program has helped boost voter participation and local representation
readsludge.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Seattle voters just approved a renewal of the city's pioneering Democracy Voucher program, with 56% in favor.
A new book from @drjenh.bsky.social found that the program, created to counter Big Money in elections, has increased local donor participation and diversified Seattle's candidate pool.
A new book from @drjenh.bsky.social found that the program, created to counter Big Money in elections, has increased local donor participation and diversified Seattle's candidate pool.
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YES!! Seattle voters appear poised to renew Democracy Voucher Program - www.cascadepbs.org/election-202...
Seattle voters appear poised to renew Democracy Voucher program
Proposition 1, funded through a property tax, gives Seattle residents four $25 vouchers to distribute to local candidates each election cycle.
www.cascadepbs.org
August 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
YES!! Seattle voters appear poised to renew Democracy Voucher Program - www.cascadepbs.org/election-202...
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Seattle's Democracy Vouchers are on the August ballot!
Proposition 1 would renew funding for the 1st system in the U.S. that gives residents public money to support local candidates of their choice.
An advocate and professor who has studied the program help us understand what's at stake.
#SEAelex
Proposition 1 would renew funding for the 1st system in the U.S. that gives residents public money to support local candidates of their choice.
An advocate and professor who has studied the program help us understand what's at stake.
#SEAelex
Seattle's Democracy Voucher Program Faces Critical Renewal Vote in August Primary
Proposition 1 would continue nation's only public campaign financing system using vouchers
officialhacksandwonks.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Seattle's Democracy Vouchers are on the August ballot!
Proposition 1 would renew funding for the 1st system in the U.S. that gives residents public money to support local candidates of their choice.
An advocate and professor who has studied the program help us understand what's at stake.
#SEAelex
Proposition 1 would renew funding for the 1st system in the U.S. that gives residents public money to support local candidates of their choice.
An advocate and professor who has studied the program help us understand what's at stake.
#SEAelex
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Seattle's successful Democracy Voucher program has led to the number of registered voters contributing to campaigns DOUBLING in just the first 4 years.
Professors @drjenh.bsky.social and Brian J. McCabe lay out the facts for why voters should vote @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social on Aug 5!
Professors @drjenh.bsky.social and Brian J. McCabe lay out the facts for why voters should vote @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social on Aug 5!
Seattle’s democracy vouchers are working. Here’s the proof • Washington State Standard
COMMENTARY | The publicly funded campaign finance program has brought tens of thousands more people into the city's political process.
washingtonstatestandard.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Seattle's successful Democracy Voucher program has led to the number of registered voters contributing to campaigns DOUBLING in just the first 4 years.
Professors @drjenh.bsky.social and Brian J. McCabe lay out the facts for why voters should vote @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social on Aug 5!
Professors @drjenh.bsky.social and Brian J. McCabe lay out the facts for why voters should vote @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social on Aug 5!
Happy to share this op-ed on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program as voters consider renewing the program’s tax levy (I would vote YES!)
@drjenh.bsky.social and Brian McCabe in @washingtonstatestandard.com: "As Seattle heads into its fifth election cycle with democracy vouchers, and voters consider renewing the program’s tax levy, the evidence is clear. The program has moved Seattle toward a fairer, more inclusive democracy."
Seattle’s democracy vouchers are working. Here’s the proof • Washington State Standard
COMMENTARY | The publicly funded campaign finance program has brought tens of thousands more people into the city's political process.
washingtonstatestandard.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Happy to share this op-ed on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program as voters consider renewing the program’s tax levy (I would vote YES!)
Great interview with @sludge.bsky.social about my book on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program and upcoming renewal! Watch for the information. Stay for my hilarious facial expressions!
NEW: Seattle's pioneering "democracy voucher" program has boosted small-donor participation and increased diversity among small donors, according to a new book.
Video interview with Dr. Jen Heerwig on her research into the local program since it began:
readsludge.com/2025/05/13/n...
Video interview with Dr. Jen Heerwig on her research into the local program since it began:
readsludge.com/2025/05/13/n...
May 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Great interview with @sludge.bsky.social about my book on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program and upcoming renewal! Watch for the information. Stay for my hilarious facial expressions!
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New: Cuomo's real estate industry donors, who dodged a major corruption investigation that he shut down in 2014, are now funding the super PAC backing him.
Real Estate Industry Bankrolls Cuomo Super PAC
Several donors benefited when former Gov. Cuomo killed the Moreland Commission, a state anti-corruption panel that was investigating them.
readsludge.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New: Cuomo's real estate industry donors, who dodged a major corruption investigation that he shut down in 2014, are now funding the super PAC backing him.
🎉🎉🎉Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections in Seattle event hosted by @brennancenter.bsky.social @scholars.org with thanks to @ianvan.bsky.social @kevintmorris.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social
Getting started on Seattle’s election voucher event @brennancenter.bsky.social with NYC chapter of @scholars.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🎉🎉🎉Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections in Seattle event hosted by @brennancenter.bsky.social @scholars.org with thanks to @ianvan.bsky.social @kevintmorris.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social
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Four Dems voted for the GOP's SAVE Act, described by voting rights advocates as "the worst voting law passed by Congress."
- Ed Case (#HI01)
- Henry Cuellar (#TX28)
- Jared Golden (#ME02)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (#WA03)
Three are currently in the Blue Dog Coalition; Case is a former co-chair.
- Ed Case (#HI01)
- Henry Cuellar (#TX28)
- Jared Golden (#ME02)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (#WA03)
Three are currently in the Blue Dog Coalition; Case is a former co-chair.
April 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Four Dems voted for the GOP's SAVE Act, described by voting rights advocates as "the worst voting law passed by Congress."
- Ed Case (#HI01)
- Henry Cuellar (#TX28)
- Jared Golden (#ME02)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (#WA03)
Three are currently in the Blue Dog Coalition; Case is a former co-chair.
- Ed Case (#HI01)
- Henry Cuellar (#TX28)
- Jared Golden (#ME02)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (#WA03)
Three are currently in the Blue Dog Coalition; Case is a former co-chair.
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A key step in fighting the Trump admin's attacks on higher education specifically and democracy more broadly is to say as clearly as we can that we share values that are meaningful and that we will not stand by while our institutions are destroyed.
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
March 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A key step in fighting the Trump admin's attacks on higher education specifically and democracy more broadly is to say as clearly as we can that we share values that are meaningful and that we will not stand by while our institutions are destroyed.
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
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Having seen the power of Democracy Vouchers firsthand, I was thrilled to be invited to testify in front of the Minnesota Senate today. We need to expand this model to create a more representative, fair, and equitable democracy. #democracyvouchers
March 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Having seen the power of Democracy Vouchers firsthand, I was thrilled to be invited to testify in front of the Minnesota Senate today. We need to expand this model to create a more representative, fair, and equitable democracy. #democracyvouchers
👇👇👇 see you in Boston #ESS
Will you be at #ESS next week in Boston? Looking for a brilliant group of people to think about US politics with? If so, please join us for the People-ing Politics Mini-conference!
@daniellaurison.bsky.social @blackcapitol.bsky.social @kadiaz428.bsky.social
@daniellaurison.bsky.social @blackcapitol.bsky.social @kadiaz428.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
👇👇👇 see you in Boston #ESS
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New podcast from me and @thomaszimmer.bsky.social
📢 PODCAST
The Path to Authoritarianism
One month into the Trumpist regime, we reflect on what has happened since Trump returned to the presidency, what might be coming next, and what we have learned about America along the way.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
The Path to Authoritarianism
One month into the Trumpist regime, we reflect on what has happened since Trump returned to the presidency, what might be coming next, and what we have learned about America along the way.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
39. The Path to Authoritarianism
Podcast Episode · Is This Democracy · 02/21/2025 · 1h 11m
podcasts.apple.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New podcast from me and @thomaszimmer.bsky.social
Great job opportunity!
Hi folks, I'll RT this whenever I think of it until the priority deadline (2/23).
Wish I could give jobs to every good person on the job market.
Wish I could give jobs to every good person on the job market.
JOB!
Please share with your networks - I'm open to recent- and near-PhDs in Sociology or Poli Sci or adjacent disciplines, ideally with a research program that is in some way about the (goal/promise/ideal of) Healthy, Equitable and Responsive Democracy in the US.
Info: bit.ly/HEARDpostdoc2025
Please share with your networks - I'm open to recent- and near-PhDs in Sociology or Poli Sci or adjacent disciplines, ideally with a research program that is in some way about the (goal/promise/ideal of) Healthy, Equitable and Responsive Democracy in the US.
Info: bit.ly/HEARDpostdoc2025
February 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Great job opportunity!
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It’s out!! Free downloads for the next few weeks! Get it while you can—it’s a BFD!
@rivb.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
@dzobrien.bsky.social
@rblaifeder.bsky.social
@rivb.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
@dzobrien.bsky.social
@rblaifeder.bsky.social
In just a few short days Gendered Jobs and Local Leaders will be available for free download.
I’ve been waiting for this one!
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
@rivb.bsky.social
@mirya.bsky.social
@dzobrien.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
I’ve been waiting for this one!
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
@rivb.bsky.social
@mirya.bsky.social
@dzobrien.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Gendered Jobs and Local Leaders
Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Gendered Jobs and Local Leaders
www.cambridge.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It’s out!! Free downloads for the next few weeks! Get it while you can—it’s a BFD!
@rivb.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
@dzobrien.bsky.social
@rblaifeder.bsky.social
@rivb.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
@dzobrien.bsky.social
@rblaifeder.bsky.social
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Excellent piece. Modern autocrats arrive at power via elections, and then gradually erode democracy until only a facade remains.
Coups provoke mass opposition and mobilization: salami tactics don’t.
Coups provoke mass opposition and mobilization: salami tactics don’t.
Excellent short piece by @ryanenos.bsky.social that explains why Americans are not more alarmed by the authoritarian actions of its government. open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
Death by 1,000 Cuts
Democracy is Dying in the United States, Why are We Acting Like Everything is Okay?
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Excellent piece. Modern autocrats arrive at power via elections, and then gradually erode democracy until only a facade remains.
Coups provoke mass opposition and mobilization: salami tactics don’t.
Coups provoke mass opposition and mobilization: salami tactics don’t.
If only……
👀 If only the Governor of New York had the power to intervene and remove the Mayor…
The New York Times now reports that Mayor Eric Adams' defense attorney is trying to get DOJ to drop the federal corruption case against Adams by suggesting Adams will only go along with Trump's plans for mass deportations if the case is dropped. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
January 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
If only……
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This Hannah Arendt quote feels appropriate right now
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."
January 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This Hannah Arendt quote feels appropriate right now
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."
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"Musk quietly back-channeled a message to Senators, according to two sources familiar with the matter: anyone who votes against Trump’s Cabinet secretaries will face a multi-million dollar Musk-funded Super PAC to oust them from office in their next primary." time.com/7208202/trum...
'He's at the Apex of Power Now': Trump's Second Term Begins
'He wants people that can disrupt alongside him'
time.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Musk quietly back-channeled a message to Senators, according to two sources familiar with the matter: anyone who votes against Trump’s Cabinet secretaries will face a multi-million dollar Musk-funded Super PAC to oust them from office in their next primary." time.com/7208202/trum...
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Some popular policies that Harris didn't champion include ending the Electoral College and campaign finance reform
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 23, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Some popular policies that Harris didn't champion include ending the Electoral College and campaign finance reform
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege and pleasure of discussing my new book on #DemocracyVouchers with Paris Jackson on @crosscut.com.web.brid.gy Cascade PBS! Luckily you can’t quite tell how nervous I was
The Newsfeed: How Democracy Vouchers can empower Seattle voters
Dr. Jennifer Heerwig researches all of the city’s election cycles, and says the program has diversified donor and candidate pools.
www.cascadepbs.org
November 15, 2024 at 7:03 PM
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege and pleasure of discussing my new book on #DemocracyVouchers with Paris Jackson on @crosscut.com.web.brid.gy Cascade PBS! Luckily you can’t quite tell how nervous I was