Michael K. Fauntroy

Michael K. Fauntroy
Fauntroy in 2010
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Hampton University Howard University
Scientific career
Fields	Political science
Institutions	United States Commission on Civil Rights Congressional Research Service American University University of the District of Columbia Trinity College George Mason University Howard University

Michael K. Fauntroy is an American political scientist. He was formerly a professor in the political science department at Howard University, where he has also been the associate chair. In 2018 he became the acting director of the Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University. He studies African American politics, interest groups, and American political parties and partisanship. In 2021, he takes on a new role at George Mason University where he previously spent 11 years at prior to Howard. He has published books on the struggle for self-governance in Washington, D.C., and the relationship between African American voters and the Republican Party.