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K Street on main: legislative turnover and multi-client lobbying

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  • Strickland, James M.
  • Crosson, Jesse M.

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This study explores the consequences of legislative turnover for the hiring of lobbyists and influence of interest groups. We argue that lobbyists develop durable relationships with lawmakers in assemblies with low turnover. Such relationships allow lobbyists to attract clients. We use a new, state-level measure of multi-client lobbying to show that legislative turnover and multi-client lobbying are inversely related: decreases in turnover are correlated with more multi-client lobbying. In a second set of analyses, we find that legislative term limits are associated with less multi-client lobbying. Since multi-client lobbying poses risks to the representation of individual interests and magnifies the effects of resource differences between interests, our results suggest that turnover may help more diverse interests to achieve political influence.

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  • Strickland, James M. & Crosson, Jesse M., 2023. "K Street on main: legislative turnover and multi-client lobbying," Political Science Research and Methods, Cambridge University Press, vol. 11(4), pages 746-762, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:pscirm:v:11:y:2023:i:4:p:746-762_5
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