Self-selection reconsidered: House committee assignment requests and constituency characteristics

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-336

  Frisch, Scott A ^a   Kelly, Sean Q ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

^b NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3543098539     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290405700213     Document Type: Article

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