James M. Curry is a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. Curry's research focuses on US politics and policymaking, especially the US Congress. He is the author of Legislating in the Dark (2015, University of Chicago Press) and The Limits of Party (2020, with Frances E. Lee, University of Chicago Press). Previously, he worked on Capitol Hill in the offices of Congressman Daniel Lipinski and the House Appropriations Committee.