Legislative Staffers' Behavior in the Wake of January 6th

• In Event: Composition of the Civil Service: Who Serves and Why?

Brief Overview

Using job placement data, along with voting and donor behavior, and an event study design, we examine how exposure to the January 6th Capitol attacks affected U.S. Congressional staffers' careers and political participation.

Authors

• Hunter E Rendleman, University of California-Berkeley

• Jacob R Brown, Boston University

• Maria Silfa, The Ohio State University