California Politics: A Primer, 2nd Edition
Renee B. Van Vechten is assistant professor of political science at the University of Redlands, where she teaches courses primarily in American Government and California Politics. She received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Irvine. In 2002-03, she was a Kevin Starr Fellow in California Studies, and in 2008, was honored with the American Political Science Association's only national teaching award, the Rowman and Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. A lifelong resident of Southern California, she has spent the better part of her graduate and professional life studying, writing, and lecturing about California institutions.