Dario Moreno - A Divided Union: Structural Challenges to Bipartisanship in America

A DIVIDED UNION

A Divided Union delves deep into ten pressing political challenges central to the dysfunction in Congress and the country today. The core of the book is an original analysis by experts on key topics such as geographic challenges, demographic change, a polarized media, gerrymandering, the role of money in politics, and the structure of primary elections. Contributors include former federal elected officials, political science professors, members of the press, and scholars immersed in their fields of study. A Divided Union is appropriate for all political science students as well as the general public frustrated and alarmed by political deadlock.

Dario Moreno is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics & International Relations at Florida International University.

Eduardo Gamarra is a Professor in the Department of Politics & International Relations at Florida International University.

Rep. Patrick E. Murphy represented Floridas 18th district, covering the Treasure Coast and northern Palm Beach County, from 2013 until 2017. He is now Executive Vice President of Coastal Construction Group and a Senior Fellow at Florida International Universitys Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.

Rep. David Jolly represented Floridas 13th Congressional District, including the communities of St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and surrounding beaches, from 2014 until 2017. He is now Executive Vice President of Shumaker Advisors Florida and a political analyst for the networks and media platforms of NBC Universal.

A DIVIDED UNION

Structural Challenges to Bipartisanship in America

Edited by Dario Moreno Eduardo Gamarra Patrick E. Murphy David Jolly

With Anthony Kusich

First published 2021
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Contents

Rep. Patrick E. Murphy and Rep. David Jolly

Patrick J. Villalonga and Dario Moreno

Susan A. MacManus and Anthony A. Cilluffo

Sara Gorman

Brian Amos

Sean D. Foreman

Steve Vancore, Glenn Burhans, Dario Moreno, Anthony Kusich, and Patrick J. Villalonga

Nicol C. Rae

Kathryn DePalo-Gould

Thomas B. Langhorne

Todd Makse

Rep. Patrick E. Murphy, Rep. David Jolly, Dario Moreno, Eduardo Gamarra, and Anthony Kusich

Dario Moreno holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. He conducts research on Miami politics, Florida politics, and Cuban-American politics. He has published over 50 scholarly articles and book chapters, and two books. Dr. Moreno is a nationally recognized expert on Florida and Miami Politics and is often quoted in both the national and local media. He has been a Pew Scholar at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a Fulbright scholar in Costa Rica. He teaches a variety of classes in the Department of Politics and International Relations at FIU, including Miami politics, Cuban politics, Florida politics, and election and political parties. Since 2008 he has been co-teaching courses on American and International politics with Senator Marco Rubio.

Eduardo Gamarra is Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Florida International University. Dr. Gamarra holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Pittsburgh. His areas of expertise include Latin American politics, democratization, and neo-populism. Between 1994 and 2007, he served as director of Florida International Universitys Latin American and Caribbean Center. At LACC he also cofounded and edited Hemisphere , a magazine on Latin American and Caribbean affairs. In February 2016 he was appointed founding director of the Latino Public Opinion Forum at the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. Dr. Gamarra is the author, coauthor, and editor of twelve books, including Culture and National Security in the Americas , (co-edited with Brian Fonseca) (2017); Centro Amrica 2020: Un nuevo modelo de desarrollo regional (2002); Democracy Markets and Structural Reform in Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico (1995); Latin American Political Economy in the Age of Neoliberal Reform (1994); Entre la droga y la democracia (1994); three volumes of the Latin America and Caribbean Contemporary Record (198889); and Revolution and Reaction: Bolivia, 19641985 (1988). He is also the author of nearly one hundred articles on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Rep. Patrick E. Murphy represented Floridas 18th district, covering the Treasure Coast and northern Palm Beach County, from 2013 until 2017. A CPA and businessman who grew frustrated with the dysfunction in Washington, Murphy defeated Tea Party firebrand Allen West in 2012 in one of the closest and most expensive U.S. House races in history, and was re-elected by a 20-point margin two years later. Murphys key accomplishments in office include helping secure nearly $2 billion in Everglades restoration funding, introducing the SAVE Act to eliminate billions in wasteful government spending, and passing legislation to reform the national flood insurance market. In his role as one of the first Millenials elected to Congress, Murphy formed the bipartisan United Solutions Caucus, bringing members of both parties together to explore ways to get the nations fiscal house in order, and had one of the most independent voting records among all members during his two terms. He was named 2014s Champion of the Everglades by Audubon Florida for his strong environmental advocacy. After leaving office in 2017, Murphy was named chair of the Future Forum Foundation, a nonprofit group working to address economic issues facing Millenials. He was selected to be one of six Visiting Fellows at the prestigious Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service for the fall 2017 semester, and in 2018 became a Senior Fellow at Florida International Universitys Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.

Rep. David Jolly served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2014 until 2017, representing Floridas 13th Congressional District, including the communities of St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and the surrounding beaches. A student of the institution, Jolly has held virtually every position in Congress, from intern to member, and has worked outside Congress as an attorney and political consultant, as well as in specialty finance. Today, Jolly serves as Executive Vice President of Shumaker Advisors Florida, and as a Political Analyst for the networks and media platforms of NBC Universal. Known for his fierce independent streak and bipartisan approach, Jolly was first elected in a nationally watched special election in Florida as a Republican winning a Democratic-leaning district. It was his first run for elective office and became one of the most expensive Congressional races in U.S. history at the time. It made Jolly a fierce campaign finance reform advocate, and his resulting legislative effort to prohibit members of Congress from directly soliciting campaign contributions was ultimately featured on CBSs 60 Minutes . Jollys work has been published in Time , USA Today , Roll Call , the Washington Post , CNN.com , NBCNews.com, NewsMax , the Washington Times , and the Tampa Bay Times . Jolly received his Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 1994, and his Juris Doctor Cum Laude from George Mason University in 2001.