Of primary concern: finding corporate champions through personal finances

• In Event: The Business of Politics is Business: Lobbying and Business Interests

Brief Overview

Businesses prefer politicians whose interests align with their own. By linking candidates' personal finances to campaign contribution data, we find an association between politicians' personal financial interests and corporate support.

Authors

• Caleb Mark Ziolkowski, University of California-Los Angeles

• Shawn Patterson, Vanderbilt University