Dr. Harvey Schantz joined SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Political Science in 1979.
He earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, where he specialized in American
Politics, focusing on American political institutions.
Dr. Schantz has edited and contributed to two books on American politics: American Presidential Elections Process, Policy, and Political Change (Albany: SUNY Press, 1996), and Politics in an Era of Divided Government: Elections and Governance in the Second Clinton
Administration (New York: Routledge, 2001). Dr. Schantz’s American Presidential Elections Process, Policy, and Political Change, was cited by Associate justice Antonin Scalia in New York State Board of Elections
v. Lopez Torres, 552 U.S. 196 (2008). More recently, Dr. Schantz has presented several
papers on public opinion and elections at the annual meetings of the New York State
Political Science Association.
Dr. Schantz is also regularly interviewed by media organizations on current American
elections and politics. Recent interviews include The Press-Republican, Times-Union, the Associated Press, Fox 44/ABC 22, WPTZ TV, WCAX TV, and WAMC Northeast Public
Radio
American Presidential Elections: Process, Policy, and Political Change (Albany: SUNY Press, 1996).
Politics in an Era of Divided Government: Elections and Governance in the Second Clinton
Administration (New York: Routledge, 2001).
Media Interviews on Current Elections/Politics Over 200 on the record media interviews with more than thirty outlets, on the local,
campus, and out of the region/national levels.
Since 2014, media credits include:
Newspapers-Press Republican, Times Union, Associated Press and washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix
Television-Fox 44/ABC 22 Local News, WPTZ TV, and WCAX TV
Radio-WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Vermont Public Radio
On Campus-Cardinal Points and Big Ideas Blog, SUNY.edu
Recent Scholarly Papers at New York State Political Science Association
“Public Approval of NY State Governors: Partisan Evaluations of Pataki, Spitzer, and
Paterson,” Saratoga Springs, 2010.
“Inter-Party Competition for Congressional Seats in NY State,” Niagara, 2011.
“Voting Behavior in NY State Gubernatorial Elections,” Staten Island, 2012.
“The Effectiveness of Party Designations in NY Statewide Nominations,” Syracuse, 2013.
“Inter-Party Competition for Congressional Seats: The 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s,” Plattsburgh,
2015.
“After the 17th Amendment (1913): Party and Incumbency in U.S. Senate Elections in
NY State,” New Paltz, 2016.
