The financiers of congressional elections : investors, ideologues, and intimates / Peter L. Francia ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francia, Peter L.

Series:

Power, conflict, and democracy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Elections--Finance.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Campaign funds--United States.

Campaign funds.

Elections.

Finance.

Physical Description:

viii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Individual donors play a critical role in financing congressional elections, accounting for more than half of all money raised in House campaigns. But significant donors (defined here as those contributing more than $200) are the least understood participants in the system. who really contributes and why? How much and to how many candidates? What are the strategies used by political campaigns to elicit contributions and how do the views of significant donors impact the campaign-finance system? What do donors think about campaign-finance reform? This book investigates these vital questions, describing the influence of congressional financiers in American politics.

Contents:

2. Who Are the Financiers of Congressional Elections? 18

3. What Motivates Donors? 42

4. Candidates, Donors, and Fundraising Techniques 69

5. The Contribution 99

6. The Donors Contact Congress 122

7. Congressional Donors and Campaign Reform 140.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-200) and index.

ISBN:

0231116187

0231116195

OCLC:

51983618