Legislative Party Campaign Committees in the American States

Gierzynski, Anthony, 1961-

Legislative Party Campaign Committees in the American States - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)1992. - 1 online resource (159 pages). - Comparative Legislative Studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Legislative Elections and Political Parties; 2. Theory and Method; 3. Finances; 4. Structure and Practices; 5. Allocation of Resources: Competitiveness and Incumbency; 6. Caucus Campaign Committees Versus Leadership PACs; 7. Strategic Variations in Caucus Campaign Committee Tactics; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W.

In a time of increasing campaign costs and decreasing state political party activity, legislative party campaign committees have grown to play a major role in the politics of elections in a large number of American states. Anthony Gierzynski's book focuses on these committees. In this first multi-state analysis, Gierzynski explores the nature and practices of the committees through interviews with legislative leaders and staff and through statistical analyses of campaign finance data from ten representative states. In addition to direct cash contributions, legislative caucus campaign committees.



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Campaign funds.
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Political parties.


Electronic Books.

JK1991 / .L445 1992