I am an Assistant Professor and Benjamin E. Lippincott Chair in Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. My research focuses primarily on how businesses and the decisions they make influence politics. This, in turn, leads me to spend a lot of time thinking about proper measurement, data, and local politics. 

I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Emory University in 2016 and my B.S. from the University of Michigan in 2010.
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Contact
email: jlsumner[at]umn[dot]edu
office: 1472 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55455