Cole Tanigawa-Lau

Welcome to my personal website!

I am a PhD candidate in Political Science at Stanford University, where I study U.S. politics and methodology. Much of my work concentrates on elections and representation, with recurring themes of political geography and civil rights. From late 2022 to 2024, I worked on redistricting litigation for the American Civil Liberties Union as their Social Science Fellow, Voting Rights.

My ongoing collaborations include a nationally representative survey estimating voter turnout among people with disabilities; a review of algorithmic bias audits following a recent New York City labor law; and a project describing how the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, depended on the support of regional elites.

To see examples of my work, please check out the Research page. In my free time I enjoy music, cooking, and surfing.