Do Constituents Influence Issue-Specific Bill Sponsorship?

Bill sponsorship is a valuable form of legislative activity in which all legislators are free to signal priorities, stake out positions, and influence legislative agendas. However, decisions to hone in on specific issues have been mostly overlooked, resulting in drivers of issue-specific sponsorship...

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Published in:American politics research 2019-07, Vol.47 (4), p.709-738
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Expectations
Legislators
Leverage
Representation
Sponsorship
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