Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Director To Speak In Hillsborough, Oct. 22

Submitted by Bob Baker 

The Hillsborough Democratic Alliance will host Dr. David Redlawsk, Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling and Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ as the Guest Speaker at its October 22 meeting. Dr. Redlawsk directs the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll at Rutgers University.

A former member of the Hillsborough Township Committee, Dr. Redlawsk and his family were longtime residents of Hillsborough until leaving for an academic position at the University of Iowa in 1999. Dr. Redlawsk returned to New Jersey in 2009 to direct the non-partisan Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, and now lives in East Brunswick.

Dr. Redlawsk’s topic will be, “NJ Politics and NJ Polling.” The event will be held at 7:00 PM on October 22 at Avalon Assisted Living, 393 Amwell Road in Hillsborough.. It is sponsored by the Hillsborough Democratic Alliance (HDA) and is open to the public, regardless of political affiliation. A Question and Answer period will follow Dr. Redlawsk’s presentation.

Dr. Redlawsk received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Rutgers University. He also holds an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from Duke University. His research focuses on campaigns, elections, the role of information in voter decision making and on emotional responses to campaign information. He has received several grants from the National Science Foundation to support his research, and he serves on the Board of American National Election Studies.

For more information, call Dale Gordon at (908) 884-4502 or e-mail him atWillowhillnj@aol.com. For full details, check out the HDA Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/groups/hillsboroughdemocraticalliance (Facebook non-members can access this website and rsvp because it is listed as a Public Event).

Photo Caption: Dr. David Redlawsk, Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling and Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.