State and National Campaign Politics

Military spouse seeks to change landscape for women in politics

Feb. 24, 2021
"A new training program is empowering women to gain the skills needed to enter the political arena. "Amy Kroll, a Presidential Leadership Scholar and spouse of an airman, is the founder of the LBJ...

Elizabeth Warren's softening on Medicare signals she's serious about being Biden's VP

May 27, 2020
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's continued evolution in how she talks about health care serve as the latest signal to former Vice President Joe Biden that she's serious about being seen as a...

Dem presidential candidates target Texas, seeking delegate 'gold mine' on Super Tuesday

Feb. 13, 2020
With Super Tuesday presidential primary voting just around the corner on March 3, Democratic candidates are pouring millions of advertising dollars and resources into Texas. LBJ Professor Sherri...

As Democratic candidates look to Super Tuesday, Texas could prove to be a bigger prize than in years past

Feb. 13, 2020
LBJ Professor Sherri Greenberg spoke with the Texas Standard about Texas's role on Super Tuesday, and how the 2020 contest is different from past election cycles because of the money and resources...

Dem presidential candidates target Texas, seeking delegate 'gold mine' on Super Tuesday

Feb. 13, 2020
With Super Tuesday presidential primary voting just around the corner on March 3, Democratic candidates are pouring millions of advertising dollars and resources into Texas.

Paul Stekler

Wofford Denius Chair in Entertainment Studies; Professor of Public Affairs and Radio-Television-Film

Paul Stekler is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and founder of the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. His film work includes "George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire," "Last Man Standing: Politics, Texas Style," two segments of the "Eyes on the Prize II" series on the history of civil rights, "Last Stand at Little Big Horn" (broadcast as part of PBS's series "The American Experience"), "Louisiana Boys: Raised on Politics" (broadcast on PBS's "P.O.V." series) and "Getting Back to Abnormal." His films have won two Peabody Awards, three duPont-Columbia University Journalism Awards, three Emmy Awards and a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Dr. Stekler holds a doctorate in government from Harvard University, where his work focused on Southern politics. He previously worked as a political pollster in Louisiana while teaching at Tulane University. His writing has appeared in the Texas Observer, Texas Monthly and the International Documentary Association's magazine, among other places, and in the book, Killing Custer, co-written with novelist James Welch. He was named film school Mentor of the Year in 2014 by Variety.

Dr. Stekler retired from The University of Texas at Austin in 2022. His body of work is available online at paulstekler.com.

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