Do State Legislators Prefer Ideological Interns?

• In Event: Legislative Politics I

Brief Overview

We examine which kinds of interns state legislators prefer to hire. Using a dataset containing state legislator ideology, primary and general election results, and legislator demographics we test how state legislators respond to internship requests.

Authors

• Hans J.G. Hassell, Florida State University

• Josh McCrain, University of Utah

• Matthew Miles, Brigham Young University-Idaho