Donald Trump will formally introduce his vice presidential running mate tomorrow morning (Friday, July 15) at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Several media outlets are reporting today that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the choice.

The following University of North Texas political scientists are available for media interviews:

Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha is the chair of UNT's Department of Political Science. He is the co-author of Breaking Through the Noise: Presidential Leadership, Public Opinion and the News Media and The President's Speeches: Beyond "Going Public." He has been interviewed by the Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, Governing magazine, San Francisco Chronicle and Scripps Howard News Service, among other media outlets, and appeared often on NPR to discuss presidential races.

Phone: 940-565-2329
E-mail: mes@unt.edu

Kimi King, associate professor of political science, teaches a constitutional law course on discrimination and the powers of the government, and a course on laws and institutions in American government. She also researches institutional powers and equal protection, civil rights and civil liberties, and criminal procedure.

Phone: 940-597-4802
E-mail: kking@unt.edu

Philip Paolino, associate professor of political science, researches candidates' performance, voters' perceptions of candidate viability, voting patterns, political psychology and political participation during election season. He has published articles in a number of scholarly journals, including American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science and Political Analysis.

Phone: 703-310-7162
E-mail: paolino@unt.edu