Faculty: John Hawkins
Senior Lobbyist, S.R. Wojdak & Associates
John Hawkins is a senior lobbyist with S.R. Wojdak & Associates, a government relations firm. He previously worked as a legislative assistant to Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Appropriations Chairman Vincent Fumo, analyzing state and municipal legislation and serving as a liaison to Philadelphia's City Council. Mr. Hawkins also served as the Research Director for the Committee of Seventy, a government watchdog organization. He holds his baccalaureate and Master of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.
Courses Taught
Local Elective Politics (Spring 2012)
Spring 2012
Course Section:
001
Wednesday
6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor:
John Hawkins
Instructor:
James F. Kenney
Fels Sweeney Room
Full-Time
Executive
This course explores how people get elected to public offices in city
government. Success in getting elected may depend as much upon political
institutions, processes, and people as upon the issues, interests and values
that appear to be at stake. This course studies both, with special attention
to a set of congressional and local government contests in the Philadelphia
area. We will focus on the tools needed to run for a big city office in the
21st century, and feature guest appearances from media consultants, press
secretaries, pollsters, and other political professionals to help you learn
how to use these campaign tools properly.
Local Elective Politics (Spring 2013)
Spring 2013
Course Section:
001
Wednesday
6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor:
John Hawkins
Instructor:
James F. Kenney
Fels Sweeney Room
Full-Time
Executive
This course explores how people get elected to public offices in city
government. Success in getting elected may depend as much upon political
institutions, processes, and people as upon the issues, interests and values
that appear to be at stake. This course studies both, with special attention
to a set of congressional and local government contests in the Philadelphia
area. We will focus on the tools needed to run for a big city office in the
21st century, and feature guest appearances from media consultants, press
secretaries, pollsters, and other political professionals to help you learn
how to use these campaign tools properly.
Urban Government in Action (Fall 2012)
Fall 2012
Course Section:
001
Saturday
2:00-5:30 pm
Instructor:
John Hawkins
Instructor:
James F. Kenney
Fels Seminar Room
Full-Time
Executive
This class explores how city administrators and legislatures have addressed the critical issues facing urban America today, including fighting urban blight and transforming neighborhoods, public school funding, public financing of sports stadiums, reducing the tax burden, public health issues like smoking bans, legislative redistricting, crime and safety issues, campaign finance reform, economic development issues like tax increment financing, race relations, welfare reform, public transportation, and how to reverse job and population losses. The overriding goal is to place in context the various ways that elected officials approach complex issues, towards a more realistic understanding of how to influence a proposal as it works its way through the process towards implementation. This course satisfies an elective requirement in the Master of Public Administration and Certificate in Politics programs.
Urban Government in Action (Fall 2013)
Fall 2013
Course Section:
001
Saturday
2:00-5:30 pm
Instructor:
John Hawkins
Instructor:
James F. Kenney
Full-Time
Executive
This class explores how city administrators and legislatures have addressed the critical issues facing urban America today, including fighting urban blight and transforming neighborhoods, public school funding, public financing of sports stadiums, reducing the tax burden, public health issues like smoking bans, legislative redistricting, crime and safety issues, campaign finance reform, economic development issues like tax increment financing, race relations, welfare reform, public transportation, and how to reverse job and population losses. The overriding goal is to place in context the various ways that elected officials approach complex issues, towards a more realistic understanding of how to influence a proposal as it works its way through the process towards implementation. This course satisfies an elective requirement in the Master of Public Administration and Certificate in Politics programs.
