The University of Mississippi Department of Political Science

Chair: Kathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee

Papers:

Hedge, David, University of Florida, and David Conklin, University of Florida, Black Legislative Life in the American States.

Bratton, Kathleen A., Louisiana State University, and Michelle A. Barnello, Christopher Newport University, Bridging the Gender Gap: The Sponsorship of Women's Interests in State Legislatures.

Reingold, Beth, Emory University, and Anne Marie Cammisa, Suffolk University, State Legislatures and the Representation of Women: A Review Essay.

Sanbonmatsu, Kira, The Ohio State University, Women's Representation in State Legislatures (Please contact the author for the most recent version at sanbonmatsu.1@osu.edu )

Preuhs, Robert R., University of Denver, Black and Latino Representation, Institutional Position and Influence.

10:00-10:15 AM: Break

10:15-11:45 AM: PANEL 2 : Electoral Systems, Party Systems, and State Legislatures , Room S-185

Chair: Tom Carsey, Florida State University

Papers:

Abbe, Owen, University of Maryland, Representation and the Nationalization of Campaign Finance in State Legislative Elections.

Masket, Seth, University of California-Los Angeles, The Power of Outsiders: How Activists Brought Party Government to the California State Legislature.

Kimball, David C., University of Missouri-St. Louis, Chris T. Owens, Texas A&M University, and Matt McLaughlin, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Straight Party Ballot Options and State Legislative Elections.

Stratmann, Thomas, George Mason University, and Francisco J. Aparicio-Castillo, George Mason University, Competition Policy for Elections: Do Campaign Contribution Limits Matter?

Noon-1:15 PM: Lunch

1:30-3:00 PM: PANEL 3 : Courts and the Legislature, Room S-185

Chair: Georg Vanberg, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Papers:

Brace, Paul, Rice University, and Laura Langer, University of Arizona, The Preemptive Power of State Supreme Courts: Abortion and Death Penalty Legislation in the American States.

McDowell, James L., Indiana State University, Constitutional Restraints on State Legislative Procedure: The Application of Single-Subject Rules.

Smith, Jinney S., Northwestern University, Constitutional Constraints on Lawmaking: State Legislators and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Provost, Colin, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Lawyers Before State Surpreme Courts: The Case of the State Attorney General

3:00-3:15 PM: Break

3:15-4:45 PM: PANEL 4 : Term Limits and Professionalism, Room S-185

Chair: Chris Mooney, University of Illinois-Springfield

Papers:

Clucas, Richard, Portland State University, Term Limits, Public Opinion, and Representation.

Sarbaugh-Thompson, Marjorie, Wayne State University, Institutional Effects of Term Limits on the Michigan State House of Representatives.

Maddox, Jerome, University of Pennsylvania, Working Outside of the House (and Senate): Outside Careers and Partisan Bias in Professionalized State Legislatures.

Webber, David, University of Missouri, The Effects of Term Limits on Legislative Representation.

Maestas, Cherie, Texas Tech University, and Michael Berkman, Pennsylvania State University, Reconsidering the Democratic Bias: Legislative Professionalism and Partisan Career Paths.

5:00 PM: Bus departs for Hotel

7:00 PM: Dinner at Hotel Astor, Bach Room

SATURDAY, MAY 24

8:00 AM: Bus departs for UWM

8:30-10:00 AM: PANEL 5 : Legislatures and Bureaucracies, Room S-185

Chair: Charles Barrilleaux, Florida State University

Papers:

Teske, Paul, State University of New York-Stony Brook, State Legislative Oversight of Regulation .

Dometrius, Nelson, Texas Tech University, Brian Gerber, Texas Tech University, and Cherie Maestas, Texas Tech University, State Legislatures and Agenda Policy-Making: An Examination Legislative Influence over Bureaucratic Action.

Gill, Jeff, University of Florida, and Richard Waterman, University of Kentucky, Shirking Off Old Theories!: A New Information Exchange Model of Princial-Agent Interactions

Reenock, Christopher M., University of Alabama, Legislators Seeking Policy Preferences Through Agency Design: Air Pollution Control in the States.

10:00-10:15 AM: Break

10:15 - 11:45 PM: PANEL 6 : State Legislatures and Law-Making, Room S-185

Chair: Alison Alter, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Papers:

Norrander, Barbara, University of Arizona, and Sylvia Manzano Rivera, University of Arizona, Minority Ideology and Partisanship and Representation in State Legislatures.

Bratton, Kathleen, Louisiana State University, and Margaret Ferguson, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Representation, Heterogeneity and Party: The Impact of Committee Composition on Chamber Voting.

Martorano, Nancy, Rice University, The Development and Nature of State Legislative Committee Procedures.

Tucker, Harvey, Texas A&M University, Major and Minor Calendars in the Texas Legislature.

Noon-1:15 PM: Lunch

1:30 - 3:00 PM: PANEL 7 : Legislatures and Executives, Room S-185

Chair: Eric C. Browne, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Papers:

Bowling, Cynthia, Auburn University, Margaret Ferguson, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, and Deil S. Wright, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Governors, Legislatures, and the Bureaucracy: Executive Leadership and the Limits of Legislative Influence.

Fording, Richard C., University of Kentucky, Neal Woods, University of South Carolina, and David Prince, University of Kentucky, Explaining Gubernatorial Success in State Legislatures.

Dometrius, Nelson C., Texas Tech University, Gubernatorial Influence: Who Pays?

Karch, Andrew, Harvard University, Carrots, Sticks, and Welfare Reform: Are States Racing to the Bottom.

Stults, Brian G., Dartmouth College, and Richard F. Winters, Dartmouth College, The Political Economy of Taxes and the Vote.

3:00-3:15 PM: Break

3:15-4:45 PM: PANEL 8 : Constituency Influence in State Legislatures , Room S-185

Chair: Tom Holbrook, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee

Papers:

Wright, Gerald C., Indiana University, and Jon Winburn, Indiana University, Patterns of Constituency-Legislator Policy Congruence in the States

Gray, Virginia, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, David Lowery, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Andrea McAtee, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Matthew C. Fellowes, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Opinion-Policy Linkage in the American States: The Effect of Professional Legislatures and Organized Interests on Policy Responsiveness .

Lowry, Robert C., Iowa State University, and Matthew Potoski, Iowa State University, Interest Groups, Citizens and Politicians: Explaining State Success in Distributive Policy.

Smith, Daniel, University of Florida and University of Denver, Representation and the Spatial Bias of Direct Democracy in the American States .

Haider-Markel, Donald P., University of Kansas, Beyond Symbolic Representation: The Influence of Openly Lesbian and Gay Officials in State Legislatures.

Richardson, Lilliard, University of Missouri, and Chris Cooper, University of Tennessee, State Legislative Decision-Making in the Face of Direct Democracy.

5:00 PM: Bus departs for Hotel

7:00 PM: Reception at Ron Weber's Apartment, 270 E. Highland Avenue, Apt. 916 (maps will be distributed)