Legislative party campaign committees in the American states / Anthony Gierzynski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gierzynski, Anthony, 1961- author.

Series:

Comparative legislative studies.

Comparative Legislative Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campaign funds--United States--States.

Campaign funds.

Political parties--United States--States.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 pages).

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University of Kentucky Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-6323-4

OCLC:

551671186