大卫·雷登于1994年加入霍普学院政治科学系。世界杯荷兰vs厄瓜多尔走地在此期间，他出版了许多书籍和文章，主题包括最高法院和选举进程、宗教自由、基于信仰的部门/政府伙伴关系以及其他宗教和政治交叉的问题。He is the author ofThe U.S. Supreme Court and the Electoral Process(Georgetown University Press) and, most recently,Is the Good Book Good Enough?: Evangelical Perspectives on Public Policy. His expertise in the realm of electoral politics garnered him significant media attention this presidential cycle, with his insights appearing on CNN, inThe Christian Science Monitor,U.S. News and World Report, andThe New York Times.

Dr. Ryden has a B.A. from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), a law degree from the University of Minnesota law school, and a Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.

He is married to Jennifer Merriman Ryden, a local Reformed Church in America pastor, and they have four children. His leisure activities consist mostly of vicarious enjoyment of his kids’ exploits, but he also enjoys coaching softball, teaching his kids piano (for now!) and on occasion standing in as a church musician.