Committee Characteristics and Re-Election Margins: An Empirical Investigation of the US House

Models of legislative organization frequently begin with the premise that the committee system serves the re-election interests of incumbent legislators. Attempts to substantiate this notion empirically have been unsuccessful. Nevertheless, the notion lives on, nourished by a stylized characterizati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public choice 1997-12, Vol.93 (3/4), p.271-285
Hauptverfasser:	Crain, W. Mark, Sullivan, John T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Committees Common fisheries policy Congressional elections Election results Elections Electoral campaigning Electoral results House of Representatives Hypotheses Incumbency Incumbents Legislative committees Legislators Legislature Lower chamber Members of the lower chamber Political action committees Political parties Preferences Seniority Specialization Specialized committees Standing committees Success U.S.A United States Variables Voting
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