Doug Chapin

Doug Chapin holds a bachelor's degree in Politics and Russian Studies from Princeton University, a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.[1] He has practiced as an attorney in private practice specializing in election and ethics law, and served as elections counsel to the Democrats on the U.S. Senate Rules Committee.[1] In 2001 he founded electionline.org, which he describes as a nonpartisan source for election policy news and information.[1]

Chapin spent over a decade leading The Pew Charitable Trusts' elections team, where, according to his survey response, he worked on military and overseas voting reform and on upgrades to state voter registration systems.[1] He then worked for ten years at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where he founded the first online undergraduate and graduate certificate program in Election Administration.[1] He describes himself as a nationally recognized expert with almost forty years of experience in election policy and administration and as a frequent speaker and commentator on election matters; he lives in Hanover, Minnesota.[1] According to his Ballotpedia survey, his campaign messages were an economy, healthcare and government that work for everyone.[1] Chapin received 44.2% of the vote to Tom Emmer's 55.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]