Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting
influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have
marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that
contributions have considerable influence in some state
legislatures but very little in others. Using a national survey of
legislators, she develops an innovative measure of influence and
delineates the factors that explain this great variation across the
99 U.S. state legislative chambers.
Powell identifies the personal, institutional, and political
factors that determine how much time a legislator devotes to
personal fundraising and fundraising for the caucus. She shows that
the extent of donors' legislative influence varies in ways
corresponding to the same variations in the factors that determine
fundraising time. She also confirms a link between fundraising and
lobbying with evidence supporting the theory that contributors gain
access to legislators based on donations, Powell's findings have
important implications for the debate over the role of money in the
legislative process.
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