Miller considers the impact of state-level public election financing on political campaigns through the eyes of candidates.

Michael G. Miller is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Institute for Legal, Legislative and Policy Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield.

Michael Miller's research, based on surveys and interviews of state legislative candidates, is a welcome addition to the literature and nicely complements existing research by examining how public financing, and in particular the 'clean elections’ regimes in Arizona, Maine, and Connecticut, affect the behavior of candidates and voters.

Costas Panagopoulos, Fordham University. co-author of All Roads Lead to Congress:

In Subsidizing Democracy, Michael G. Miller explores how public financing programs in jurisdictions across the United States affect candidate behavior in elections. This excellent book is timely and useful. Miller leverages original data collected with interviews with candidates to present rare and persuasive empirical evidence. This impressive piece of scholarship advances knowledge about this important topic and contributes meaningfully to the literature.

Richard L. Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science, UC Irvine, author of The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown:

Campaign finance reformers are looking for anything that might improve U.S. campaigns in the Citizens United era. Michael G. Miller takes a fair and sober look at public funding to figure out whether—and how—public money can help improve the democratic process. Miller's results should be carefully studied by supporters and opponents of public funding.

Peter L. Francia, East Carolina Universityco, author of The Financiers of Congressional Elections: Investors, Ideologues, and Intimates:

Subsidizing Democracy is a serious contribution to the literature on public funding of elections. Michael G. Miller effectively combines his quantitative analysis with qualitative information gleaned from interviews with candidates. The end result is a book full of original, comprehensive, important, and convincing findings..