Kelly D. Patterson is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University. His research interests include campaigns and elections, public opinion, and election administration. Professor Patterson worked on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. as a Congressional Fellow with the American Political Science Association. He has also served as a department chair and as director of the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy (CSED) at BYU. He is currently affiliated with CSED as a senior research fellow.