Dr. Gary Moncrief is a University Foundation Research Scholar and Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. He also serves as the undergraduate political science Internship Director. Dr. Moncrief received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. In addition to serving on the BSU faculty for over 30 years, he has been a visiting professor at the University of Washington and Rutgers University. Dr. Moncrief has published four books and more than 50 journal articles and book chapters on various aspects of state politics -- especially state legislatures. Dr. Moncrief is a frequent speaker at meetings and workshops for state officials around the country.
Articles
Full-Time, Part-Time, and Real Time: Explaining State Legislators' Perceptions of Time on the Job (with Karl T. Kurtz, Richard G. Niemi, and Lynda W. Powell), State Politics & Policy Quarterly (2006)
One of the oldest and most distinctive characteristics of American political culture is its anti-government,...
The Effects of Term Limits on State Legislatures: A New Survey of the 50 States (with John M. Carey, Richard G. Niemi, and Lynda W. Powell), Legislative Studies Quarterly (2006)
Term limits on legislators were adopted in 21 states during the early 1990s. Beginning in...
Electoral Reforms, Membership Stability and the Existence of Committee Property Rights in American State Legislatures (with Peverill Squire, Keith E. Hamm, and Ronald D. Hedlund), British Journal of Political Science (2005)
One of the most creative theories advanced about legislative organization in recent years is Katz...
Term Limits and Turnover in State Legislatures, Spectrum: Journal of State Government (2005)
One of the enduring issues in representative institutions is the rate of turnover among elected...
Time, Term Limits, and Turnover: Trends in Membership Stability in U.S. State Legislatures (with Richard G. Niemi and Lynda W. Powell), Legislative Studies Quarterly (2004)
Increases in legislative professionalization along with the implementation of term limits in about one-third of...
Books
Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West, Faculty Authored Books (2012)
In Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West, Gary F. Moncrief brings together some of the...
State Legislatures Today: Politics Under the Domes (with Peverill Squire), Faculty Authored Books (2010)
A concise and provocative introduction to State Legislative Politics, State Legislative Politics Today is designed...
Who Runs for the Legislature? (with Peverill Squire and Malcolm E. Jewell), Faculty Authored Books (2001)
This is a comprehensive book on state legislative candidates. Based on extensive interviews with over...
Campaign Finance in State Legislative Elections (with Joel A. Thompson), Faculty Authored Books (1998)
Changing Patterns in State Legislative Careers (with Joel A. Thompson), Faculty Authored Books (1992)
Contributions to Books
Idaho, Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions (2009)
Essay on politics in the state of Idaho.
Composition of Legislatures (with L. Powell and T. Story), Institutional Change in American Politics: The Case of Term Limits (2007)
Term Limits and the Composition of State Legislatures (with L. Powell and T. Story), Institutional Change in American Politics: The Case of Term Limits (2007)
Presentations
Turnover in State Legislatures: An Update (with R. Niemi and L. Powell), Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting (2008)
Previously, we reported the first comprehensive update to state legislative turnover rates since 1987 (Moncrief,...