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,...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

On the Outside Looking In: Lobbyists' Perspectives on the Effects of State Legislative Term Limits (with Joel A. Thompson), State Politics & Policy Quarterly (2001)

Term limit laws for state legislators now exist in 19 states. While these laws were...

 

Lobbyists’ Views on Term Limits (with Joel A. Thompson), Spectrum: Journal of State Government (2001)

Public affairs specialists are in a unique position to assess the effect of term limits...

 

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Women's Work? The Distribution and Prestige of Portfolios in the Canadian Provinces (with Donley T. Studlar), Governance (1999)

Historically not only have women cabinet ministers in Western democracies been few in number, but...

 

Terminating the Provincial Career: Retirement and Electoral Defeat in Canadian Provincial Legislatures, 1960–1997, Canadian Journal of Political Science (1998)

This article analyzes data on incumbent turnover in 103 provincial elections in Canada from 1960...

 

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The Recruitment of Women Cabinet Ministers in the Canadian Provinces (with Donley T. Studlar), Governance (1997)

Although there have been several studies of women in legislatures in Canada, a cabinet position...

 

Women Cabinet Ministers in Canadian Provinces 1976-1994 (with Donley T. Studlar), Canadian Parliamentary Review (1996)

Women’s participation in leadership circles in Canadian politics has moved beyond "firsts" of various sorts....

 

Revisiting the State of U. S. State Legislative Research (with Joel A. Thompson and William Cassie), Legislative Studies Quarterly (1996)

Fifteen years ago, in this journal, Malcolm Jewell surveyed the field of state legislative research....

 

We've Lost That Family Feeling: The Changing Norms of the New Breed of State Legislators (with Joel A. Thompson and Karl Kurtz), Social Science Quarterly (1996)

The article presents an assessment of the extent to which the informal rules of legislative...

 

The Old Statehouse, It Ain't What It Used to Be (with Joel A. Thompson and Karl T. Kurtz), Legislative Studies Quarterly (1996)

This paper reports data from a survey sent to all state legislators who have served...

 

Leaders and Limits: Changing Patterns of State Legislative Leadership Under Term Limits (with T. Hodson, R. Jones, and K. Kurtz), Spectrum: Journal of State Government (1995)
 

A Note on Election Financing in Canada and the United States, Canadian Parliamentary Review (1994)

Some Canadian provinces were well ahead of most American state legislatures in enacting campaign finance...

 

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A Matter of Time: Some Consequences of State Legislative Term Limits (with Joel A. Thompson), Southeastern Political Review (1994)

There is considerable rhetoric and speculation about the impact of term limitation proposals on state...

 

Professionalization and Careerism in Canadian Provincial Assemblies: Comparison to U. S. State Legislatures, Legislative Studies Quarterly (1994)

The development of legislative professionalization is well documented in U.S. state legislatures, where it is...

 

The Implications of Term Limits for Women and Minorities: Some Evidence from the States (with Joel A. Thompson), Social Science Quarterly (1993)

This article attempts to shed some light on an unintended consequence of the term limit...
 

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Religion and Roll Call Voting in Idaho: The 1990 Abortion Controversy (with Stephanie L. Witt), American Politics Research (1993)

This research note examines the Idaho state legislature's roll call vote on the controversial...

 

Upping the Campaign Ante as Parties Compete to Control the State Legislature (with W. David Patton), State and Local Government Review (1993)

Campaign financing in state legislative elections is a topic generating a great deal of interest....

 

The Increase in Campaign Expenditures in State Legislative Elections: A Comparison of Four Northwestern States, The Western Political Quarterly (1992)

There is an increasing interest in the rising campaign costs in state legislatures. Our knowledge...

 

Electoral Structure and State Legislative Representation: A Research Note (with Joel A. Thompson), Journal of Politics (1992)

Compares characteristics of legislators elected from the different district types. District characteristics; Data and analysis;...
 

Urban and Rural Ridings and Women in Provincial Politics in Canada: A Research Note on Female MLAs (with Joel A. Thompson), Canadian Journal of Political Science (1991)

Several previous studies have noted that women constitute a relatively small proportion of provincial legislators...

 

Gender, Race, and the State Legislature: A Research Note on the Double Disadvantage Hypothesis (with Joel A. Thompson), The Social Science Journal (1991)

The "double disadvantage" hypothesis stipulates that black females are politically disadvantaged twice (once by gender,...

 

Contrasting the American and Canadian Subnational Legislatures (with Joel A. Thompson), Canadian Parliamentary Review (1990)

In a recent (Autumn 1988) issue of this Review, there appeared an article entitled, "Full-Time...

 

Floterial Districts, Reapportionment, and the Puzzle of Representation, Legislative Studies Quarterly (1989)

Because of recent Supreme Court decisions involving a more permissive stance toward a "rational state...

 

Dimensions of the Concept of Professionalism in State Legislatures: A Research Note, State and Local Government Review (1988)

Over the last quarter century, American state legislatures have experienced great pressures to professionalize. Recently,...

 

Pursuing the Pork in a State Legislature: A Research Note (with Joel A. Thompson), Legislative Studies Quarterly (1988)

This note extends an earlier analysis of pork barrel politics in North Carolina by examining...

 

When the Courts Don’t Compute: Mathematics and Floterial Districts in Legislative Reapportionment Cases (with Robert Juola), The Journal of Law and Politics (1988)
 

Effects of Structural Change in Legislative Committee Systems on Their Performance in U. S. States (with Keith E. Hamm), Legislative Studies Quarterly (1982)

This paper examines the effects of changes in committee structure on subsequent committee performance. The...

 

Partisanship and Purse Strings: A Research Note on Sharkansky (with Joel A. Thompson), The Western Political Quarterly (1980)

This note reports research undertaken in an attempt to shed additional light on the state...

 

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Legislators' Perceptions of Reform in Three States (with Malcolm E. Jewell), American Politics Research (1980)

This study, based on surveys of legislators in South Dakota, Texas, and Kentucky, measures...

 

Committee Stacking and Reform in the Texas House of Representatives, Texas Journal of Political Studies (1979)
 

Books

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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...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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Campaign Finance in State Legislative Elections (with Joel A. Thompson), Faculty Authored Books (1998)
 

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Changing Patterns in State Legislative Careers (with Joel A. Thompson), Faculty Authored Books (1992)
 

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The State Legislative Process in Idaho, Faculty Authored Books (1977)
 

Contributions to Books

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Legislative Politics in the States (with Keith Hamm), Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis (2012)

State legislatures fascinate students of institutions as well as students of individual behavior. As institutions,...

 

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Idaho, Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions (2009)

Essay on politics in the state of Idaho.

 

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The West, Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions (2009)

Essay on the 13 western states.

 

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Composition of Legislatures (with L. Powell and T. Story), Institutional Change in American Politics: The Case of Term Limits (2007)
 

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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)
 

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Term Limits in State Legislatures (with Jennifer Drage Bowser), Institutional Change in American Politics: The Case of Term Limits (2007)
 

The Evolution of the State Legislature: Institutional Change and Legislative Careers (with Joel Thompson), Readings and Cases in State and Local Politics (2006)
 

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Gubernatorial Campaigns, Guide to Political Campaigns in America (2005)
 

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State House and Local Office Campaigns (with Peverill Squire), Guide to Political Campaigns in America (2005)
 

Lobbying Under Limits: Interest Group Perspectives on the Effects of Term Limits in State Legislatures (with Joel A. Thompson), The Test of Time: Coping With Legislative Term Limits (2003)
 

Recruitment and Retention in U.S. Legislatures, Legislatures: Comparative Perspectives on Representative Assemblies (2002)
 

The Old Statehouse, It Ain’t What it Used to Be (with Joel A. Thompson and K. Kurtz), The Lanahan Readings in State & Local Government (2001)
 

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Candidate Spending in State Legislative Races, Campaign Finance in State Legislative Elections (1998)
 

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Exploring the Lost World of Campaign Finance (with Joel A. Thompson), Campaign Finance in State Legislative Elections (1998)
 

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Gender, Candidate Attributes, and Campaign Contributions (with Joel Thompson and K. Hamm), Campaign Finance in State Legislative Elections (1998)
 

Professionalism and Careerism in Canadian Provincial Legislatures, Fleming's Canadian Legislatures (1997)
 

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For Whom The Bell Tolls: Term Limits and State Legislatures (with Joel A. Thompson, M. Haddon, and M. Hoyer), Legislative Term Limits: Public Choice Perspectives (1996)
 

State Legislatures Toward the Twenty-First Century: Institutional Change and Legislative Careers (with Joel A. Thompson), Politics in the American States and Communities: A Contemporary Reader (1996)
 

Religion and Roll-Call Voting in Idaho: The 1990 Abortion Controversy (with Stephanie L. Witt), Understanding the New Politics of Abortion (1993)
 

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Nativity, Mobility, and State Legislators (with Joel A. Thompson), Changing Patterns in State Legislative Careers (1992)
 

The Evolution of the State Legislature: Institutional Change and Legislative Careers (with Joel A. Thompson), Changing Patterns in State Legislative Careers (1992)
 

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Idaho: The Interests of Sectionalism, Interest Group Politics in the American West (1986)
 

Presentations

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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,...