Professor of Political Science

Letters Collegium
PhD, JD, State University of New York, Buffalo

Phone: 727.864.8283
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Office: Seibert Humanities, 213

Robert C. Wigton is Professor of Political Science at Eckerd College and also serves as the College’s Pre-Law Advisor. He teaches a wide range of courses on American government, including Congress, the American Presidency, Political Parties, and Constitutional Law. He has published scholarly articles dealing with all three branches of the national government and a number of law review articles dealing with civil rights and American political parties. Professor Wigton is a member of the New York and Florida state bars. His current research deals with election law and the regulation of political parties.