B.A., Martin Luther Univ.

Florian Gawehns is a visiting assistant professor in the department of political science as well as the department of public policy and law. His research focuses on American political institutions, with a strong focus on Congress and intraparty politics. His dissertation investigates members of Congress’ engagement with foreign affairs, an issue area that is typically the executive branch’s domain. He recently co-authored papers on corporate campaign contributions to members of Congress after January 6 (2025, with Amy Meli) and on the role of conservative intraparty factions at the state level (2024, with Matt Green). Florian grew up in Germany and received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Halle Wittenberg. In 2019, he came to the University of Maryland, College Park, for his PhD in American Government. In the classroom, Florian encourages students to think about American democracy in a comparative and historic perspective.