Kenneth Miller

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Assistant Professor of Political Science

Expertise: Political Polling, Campaign Finance, Elections, Political Parties, Legislative Politics, Political Communication and Campaign Ads

Biography

Kenneth Miller is an assistant professor of political science with expertise in elections, polling, campaign finance, and political communication. His teaching and research at UNLV focuses on how money affects American political campaigns and what happens in Congress.

Miller's past work has investigated how the sources of funds affect the content of campaign messages, the behavior of legislators, and the balance of power within party networks. He has also conducted research on the downstream effects of political communication — studying how images used in campaign advertisements affect perception of candidates' positions, and how the presentation of news affects how individuals choose which stories to read.

Prior to UNLV, Miller worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University, and as a visiting assistant professor of political science at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Before his academic career, he worked in political polling and consumer market research. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Journal of Politics, Politics and Religion, Social Science Quarterly, and The Forum.

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

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Kenneth Miller In The News

This Supreme Court case could swing future Nevada elections. Here’s what to know.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a campaign finance case that could affect elections for years to come — including in Nevada. The question at hand in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission is whether limits on coordinated party expenditures — the money political parties spend in conjunction with their candidates, which is separate from what they give to them — violate the First Amendment.

With political AI images on the rise, Nevada hopes new disclosure rule will curb abuse

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) images depicting everything from an angry political mob with torches, masks and weapons next to a communist flag to a sitting congresswoman as a mobster have become an increasingly common sight with more than a year to go until Nevada’s 2026 election. But a recently passed law (AB73) seeks to mitigate such use of AI on the political battlefield.

How different will Nevada’s elections look in 2026?

In the final days of Nevada’s legislative session, it looked like major changes could be coming to state elections.

Nevada lawmakers often fail to disclose rental property income, point to confusing forms

One-third of Nevada lawmakers who report owning rental properties did not disclose receiving income from them — which could be a violation of campaign finance disclosure laws if they are making money from them.