Outside Money and School Board Elections in Los Angeles: Foreshadowing the Future of Local Elections?

• In Event: Dynamics of Subnational Elections

Brief Overview

This paper examines the explosion of outside money in school board elections in Los Angeles since 2010 with a focus on the motivation of donors, types of campaign expenditures, and the overall impact on election outcomes.

Author

• Henrik M. Schatzinger, Ripon College