Rich Meagher knows Virginia politics.

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Rich Meagher is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Global Affairs at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA.

He hosts and produces the podcast, RVA's Got Issues, for Virginia Public Media (VPM). He's a political analyst for VPM and Richmond's WRIC 8 News, and his commentary is featured regularly in local and national media. His book, Local Politics Matters (Lantern), argues for the importance of participation in city and county politics.

He is a Faculty Fellow for Brandeis University’s Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT), a national program engaging undergraduates in state-level legislative change. He's the co-author of ENACTing Change (Brandeis University press), a handbook for teaching advocacy.

He's also a Faculty Fellow for the Network for Vocational Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students.

He directs the Virginia Amendments Project, a resource for scholars and citizens about amendments to the Constitution of Virginia.