James W. Riddlesperger
James W. Riddlesperger, Jr. (B.A., M.A., North Texas State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University. A native of Dento, Texas, he taught at TCU from 1982 until 2025. His specialty is American politics, with emphasis in the presidency, Congress, and Texas politics. He is co-author of Texas Politics (14th edition, Cengage, 2022), Lone Star Leaders (2011, TCU), and The Austin-Boston Connection (2009, Texas A&M Press). He co-edited, among others, Reflections on Wright (2024, TCU Press), Reflections on Rayburn, (2018, TCU Press), Considering American Government: A Reader (2nd edition, Kendall Hunt, 2020), The Wright Stuff (2013, TCU Press), and The Presidential Leadership and Civil Rights Policy (Greenwood, 1995). An edited book of political cartoons from artist Etta Hulme is forthcoming. He has published more than 40 articles in scholarly journals as well as numerous chapters in edited books. Named a Piper Professor of Texas in 2024, he is also winner of the TCU Chancellor’s Award for Creative Teaching and Research in 2017 and Honors Professor of the year in 2012. He is a frequent consultant to news media about politics and elections. He was Chief Reader of the College Board’s AP US Government and Politics Exam (2011-2015) and is past president of the Southwestern Political Science Association (2011).
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