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Consider This: Trust and Political Institutions
Venue The Old Church Concert Hall
Location 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97201
Calendar Mon Nov 16
Time Doors: 6:30 pm | Start Time: 7:30 pm | End Time: 10:00 pm
Age Restriction All Ages & Bar w/ID

ConsiderThisTrustandPoliticalInstitutions

Consider This: Trust and Political Institutions

About the Event

Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation about trust, elections, and our political systems and culture with Paul Gronke, director of the Elections & Voting Information Center at Reed College, and Susheela Jayapal, a former Multnomah County Commissioner and current fellow with the North Star Civic Foundation.

Polling of voters in the US shows that confidence in elections and political institutions has fallen over the past two years. In this onstage conversation, moderated by Adam Davis, we'll dig into the factors that affect the public's faith in our democracy and how that declining trust shapes how we vote and how we govern ourselves. 

This event is part of Oregon Humanities’ 2026–26 Consider This series, “What Do We Trust?"

 

About Our Guests


Paul Gronke is the founding director of the Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC), an emeritus professor of political science at Reed College, and a senior fellow at the Center for Public Service. Gronke is a nationally known scholar of American politics, elections, and research methods. Under his leadership, EVIC has become a national center of excellence for policy research and publicly engaged scholarship into election administration, election reform, and electoral integrity. A major focus of Gronke's current research is the Local Election Official (LEO) Survey, which EVIC has been undertaking since 2018. Gronke received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan and has been a member of the faculty of Reed College since 2000. In his spare time, he is an avid gardener, cook, and he likes to ski, hike, and experience the great outdoors. 

 

Susheela Jayapal is a lawyer and community advocate whose leadership has spanned the public and private sectors. Born in India, she grew up in India, Indonesia, and Singapore and came to the US at the age of sixteen to attend college. As a lawyer, she was a litigator in private practice and served as general counsel of Adidas America, Inc. She has served on the boards of directors of a wide range of nonprofit organizations; and served for five years on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, representing North and Northeast Portland. As a Commissioner, Susheela’s priorities included homelessness, community safety, and public health, all with a focus on racial, social, and economic justice. She currently consults on and leads projects focused on building a truly participatory and equitable democracy. 

 

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