1. Christopher A. Cooperis an assistant professor of political science and public affairs and faculty fellow at the Center for Regional Development at Western Carolina University. His research on state and local politics, political communication, and interest groups has been published in American Politics Research, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, and State and Local Government Review.
2. Anthony J. Nownesis an associate professor of political science at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. His research focuses on organized interests in American politics and has appeared in American Politics Research, British Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics. He is author of Pressure and Power: Organized Interests in American Politics (Houghton Mifflin 2001).
3. Steven Robertsis an instructor of political science at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee. His research interests include urban politics, public administration, and interest groups.