MEDIA ADVISORY
David Ruth
713-348-6327
druth@rice.edu
Mark Jones available to comment on Perry’s Oklahoma visit
HOUSTON – (Aug. 29, 2011) – Rice University political scientist Mark Jones is available for news media interviews to discuss Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s visit to Oklahoma.
Jones, who is also the chair of political science at Rice and a fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is regularly quoted nationally about Texas politics and has been closely following Perry’s career and his run for the GOP presidential nomination.
To speak with Jones, contact him directly at mpjones@rice.edu. For more information or to schedule the TV or radio studio, contact David Ruth, director of national media relations at Rice University, at druth@rice.edu or 713-348-6327.
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Related materials:
Jones’ opinion piece about Perry for the Texas Tribune titled “Perry as a (Very Conservative) Democrat.” The article puts into context Perry’s political affiliation and career in Texas.
In June, Jones penned a story titled “Rick Perry and the Republican Presidential Nomination” for the Baker Institute’s blog on the Houston Chronicle’s website. In it Jones writes about Perry’s fiscal and social policies in Texas and how they might play in a national run against other candidates for the GOP nomination.
Following Perry’s victory in last year’s Texas gubernatorial election, Jones analyzed the governor’s successful primary and general election campaigns for the Austin American-Statesman. The article, “How Perry Dominated his Re-election Races,” highlights aspects of Perry’s campaign tactics, which the governor’s team would likely replicate in his presidential bid.