State legislators as congressional candidates: The effects of prior experience on legislative recruitment and fundraising

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 481-498

  Berkman, Michael ^a   Eisenstein, James ^a  

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EID: 0033464047     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591299905200302     Document Type: Article

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