Out-of-State Money and Voting Behavior in the Senate, 1990-2014

• In Event: Money in Legislative Elections

Brief Overview

How does out-of-district money affect political representation? We study US senate voting behavior and find that senators who raise money from outside the state tend to take centrist positions on floor votes when they are not up for reelection.

Authors

• Alex Keena, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Misty Knight-Finley, Rowan University