Thomas Brunell

Thomas L. Brunell is an American political scientist and professor at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Brunell studied political science and earned a Ph.D. in 1997 from the University of [California, Irvine]. His research and teaching mainly focus on American politics - elections, Congress, political parties, and redistricting. In 2008, he published a book titled Rethinking Redistricting: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America.
In 2017, he was mentioned as a possible nominee to direct the U.S. Census Bureau but withdrew his nomination after controversy over government experience.