Division 29: State Politics and Policy

Direct Democracy and Policy Responsiveness Using Cardinal Scales - John Cluverius, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Joshua J. Dyck, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Edward L. Lascher, California State University-Sacramento

Estimating Constituency Ideology to Study Representation and Elections - Lynda W. Powell, University of Rochester

The Effects of Mass Shootings on State Legislation:A New Methodological Approach - Iliyan Iliev, University of Southern Mississippi; Joshua B Hill, The University of Southern Mississippi

The Ideological Polarization of State Party Platforms from 1960-2020 - Christopher Warshaw, George Washington University; Matthew Carr, Columbia University; Justin Phillips, Columbia University; Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester

Michael Kistner University of Houston

Bruce Desmarais Pennsylvania State University

Scott James LaCombe Smith College