David Domke worked as a journalist for several newspapers in the 1980s and early 1990s before earning a PhD in 1996. He served as a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington until retirement in 2021. His research focused on communication, politics, and public opinion in the United States. In 2002 he received the University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2006, he was named the Washington state Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. At Common Power he supports the staff through raising money, teaching about voting rights, and providing political analysis and strategy. He can eat more than two dozen chocolate chip cookies in one sitting.

Leads: Common Power, Domke Lectures