John C. Culver Senator John C. Culver Posthumous Chair Emeritus, Institute of Politics  Senator Culver was elected to the United States Senate in 1974 after serving ten years in the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd Congressional District ...

Julie Belaga Julie D. Belaga was the Republican Party Gubernatorial Nominee of 1986 for the State of Connecticut. Prior to her nomination, Ms. Belaga was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since her first election in 1976. While in the H ...

David Beasley On January 11, 1995, David Muldrow Beasley became the 113th person to take the oath of Office of the Governor of South Carolina. As a member of the South Carolina House from 1979 through 1992, Mr. Beasley rose quickly through the House leade ...

Luigi Barzini Fellow type:  Former Fellow Year(s) of fellowship:  Fall 1972 ...

Nesreen Barwari NESREEN BARWARI born in Baghdad, was the only daughter among nine children. In 1981 at the age of 14, Ms. Barwari and members of her family became political prisoners. Ten years later, following the 1991 war, she became a refugee in the mo ...

Jeffrey L. Bell Fellow type:  Former Fellow Year(s) of fellowship:  Spring 1973 ...

Carol Bellamy Carol Bellamy was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat in the 1972 general election to represent Brooklyn's 23rd Senatorial District. In 1974, Senator Bellamy was successful in her re-election bid. Between 1968 and 1971, M ...

Richard L. Berke Richard L. Berke is the National Political Correspondent for The New York Times. He covered the 1988 and 1992 presidential campaigns, specializing in campaign finance, politics and the media. Berke has also covered the White House (at the ...

Beau Boulter Beau Boulter has an extensive career in public service. He is the current co-chairman for Citizens Against Rationing Heath, a national health care coalition of the American Conservative Union, United Seniors Association and the National Taxpa ...

Maria Berriozabal Maria Antonietta Berriozabal served as Councilwoman of the City of San Antonio for ten years. Elected in 1981, she was the first Hispanic woman to hold such a post in a major Texas city. Her 1991 campaign for Mayor attracted national att ...