Explaining Contributions
Rational Contributors and the Elections for the 71st Texas House
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory S Thielemann, Donald R Dixon |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/440170 |
| OpenAlex | W2146081373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 2 |
Because the rules and structures that affect policy making differ greatly from one state legislature to the next, the dynamics of contributing to the candidates may differ in corresponding ways. Contributors presumably make rational decisions about what investments will gain them influence. Although there is some evidence about rational contributing in Congress, there is little evidence to date at the state legislative level. Here we explore the contribution patterns in races for the Texas House of Representatives, with its highly centralized power structure, and offer compelling evidence that contributors are rational in deciding to invest their money in the most powerful members rather than in committee chairs, as they do in systems with dispersed power such as the U.S. Congress
House of Representatives · Political science · Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Public Administration
State Legislative Campaign Finance Research
Experimental Evidence on the Relationship Between Candidate Funding Sources and Voter Evaluations
Organized interests and administrative rulemaking
Campaign Fundraising in State Supreme Court Elections
Dividing the Spoils of Power
Money and Machine Politics
Improving the Harvest of State Legislative Research
The Influence of Lobbying Activityin State Legislatures
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2016 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |