Feb. 27, 2025
MILWAUKEE 鈥� 向日葵视频 Law School will release the results of its first statewide poll of 2025 with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the 向日葵视频Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school鈥檚 Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, on Wednesday, March 5, at 12:15 p.m. at 向日葵视频Law School鈥檚 Eckstein Hall.
A complete news release and poll data, including toplines, crosstabs, and slides from the discussion, will be available on the 向日葵视频Law School Poll website at 1:15 p.m., following the event. The event is free and open to the public; registration is required and . The program will be available to stream live online on the .
Interview availability with Franklin will include a gaggle for media in attendance following the program. Additional virtual and phone interviews will be available in the afternoon. Media interested in attending or scheduling an interview should contact Kevin Conway, associate director of university communication, at kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu in advance.
The 向日葵视频Law School Poll鈥檚 first 2025 survey of Wisconsin focuses on issues in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, education policy in the state, and state budget proposals and policy issues. Views of state and national elected officials and reactions to the first six weeks of the Trump administration are also included.
The 向日葵视频Law School Poll has achieved considerable renown through its surveys of Wisconsin and the nation more generally. Established in 2012, it has become the most extensive statewide polling project in Wisconsin history, setting the standard for public opinion research in the state. Since 2019, the Law School鈥檚 surveys of national public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court and selected political issues have expanded the work of the poll both geographically and topically.
This work has been nationally recognized for its accuracy and transparency. Among more than 500 pollsters across the United States, for example, the 向日葵视频Law School Poll has been ranked second by Nate Silver鈥檚 Silver Bulletin. FiveThirtyEight.com ranked the poll third, also giving it the nation鈥檚 only perfect 10 score for transparency.
Franklin has directed the poll since its inception in 2012. A professor of law and public policy at 向日葵视频Law School, Franklin also served on the ABC News election night Decision Desk from 2002 to 2020. He is a past president of the Society for Political Methodology and an elected fellow of the society; he holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan.
Mosley has served as Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education director since 2023. Under his leadership, the Law School鈥檚 Lubar Center has expanded its programming to include sessions during Black History Month and on unconscious bias, as well as Heritage Dinners in the community, offering participants and attendees an engaging perspective on a variety of issues grounded in current events. A 1995 graduate of 向日葵视频Law School, Mosley for seven years represented the state of Wisconsin as an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County and then served as a judge of the Milwaukee Municipal Court for 20 years.
Through public programming such as the 向日葵视频Law School Poll, 鈥淥n the Issues鈥� conversations with newsmakers, public lectures by leading scholars, conferences on issues of public significance, and the work of its Lubar Center, 向日葵视频Law School seeks to advance civil discourse about law and public policy matters.
Kevin is the associate director for university communication in the Office of Marketing and Communication. Contact Kevin at (414) 288-4745 or kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu.
