02968nam 2200613 450 991081827570332120200520144314.00-8131-6323-4(CKB)3710000000334396(EBL)1915597(SSID)ssj0001434381(PQKBManifestationID)11806859(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001434381(PQKBWorkID)11417772(PQKB)11481122(OCoLC)551671186(MdBmJHUP)muse44624(Au-PeEL)EBL1915597(CaPaEBR)ebr11005627(CaONFJC)MIL691323(OCoLC)900344939(MiAaPQ)EBC1915597(EXLCZ)99371000000033439620150121h19921992 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLegislative party campaign committees in the American states /Anthony GierzynskiLexington, Kentucky :The University of Kentucky Press,1992.©19921 online resource (159 pages)Comparative Legislative Studies SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-60041-4 0-8131-5278-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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;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 committeesComparative legislative studies.Campaign fundsUnited StatesStatesPolitical partiesUnited StatesStatesCampaign fundsStates.Political partiesStates.324.7/8/0973Gierzynski Anthony1961-1593106MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818275703321Legislative party campaign committees in the American states3913057UNINA