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Case Study State Investigators

Each of the case study states is served by a team made up of a political scientist and a staff person from one of the three national legislative organizations. These teams are responsible for conducting in-depth case studies of six term-limited legislatures and a control group of three non-term-limited legislatures.

Arkansas

Investigator:
Art English
Department of Political Science
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
2801 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 569-3331
ajenglish@ualr.edu

Organizational Liaison:
Brian Weberg
Group Director, Legislative Management Program
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East 1st Place
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 364-7700
brian.weberg@ncsl.org

Arizona

Investigator:
David Berman
Department of Political Science
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 837902
Tempe, AZ 85287-3902
(480) 965-1303
david.berman@asu.edu

Organizational Liaison:
Mary Lou Cooper
Program Manager
CSG-West
6656 Camino Rojo
Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 424-3322
mcooper@csg.org

California

Investigator:
Bruce Cain
Director, Institute of Governmental Studies
University of California, Berkeley
111 Moses Hall, #2370
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-1474
bruce@cain.berkeley.edu

Organizational Liaison:
Karl Kurtz
Director, State Services
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East 1st Place
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 364-7700
karl.kurtz@ncsl.org

Colorado

Investigator:
John Straayer
Department of Political Science
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-6807
John.Straayer@colostate.edu

Organizational Liaison:
Jennie Drage Bowser
Program Principal, Legislative Management Program
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East 1st Place
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 364-7700
elections-info@ncsl.org

 

Illinois

Investigator:
Chris Mooney
Illinois Legislative Studies Center
PAC 466, P.O. Box 19243
University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL 62794-9243
(217) 206-6574
mooney.christopher@uis.edu

Organizational Liaison:
Tim Storey
Program Principal, Legislative Management Program
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East First Place
Denver, CO 80230
(303)364-7700
tim.story@ncsl.org

Indiana

Investigator:
Jerry Wright
Department of Political Science
Indiana University
1100 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-6308
wright1@indiana.edu

Organizational Liaison:
David B. Ogle
State Legislative Leaders Foundation
9 Bruce Lane
Avon, CT 06001
(860)673-4784
davidbogle@aol.com

Kansas

Investigator:
Micheal Smith
Kansas State University
muphd@kerr.com

Organizational Liaison:
Jennie Drage Bowser
Program Principal, Legislative Management Program
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East 1st Place
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 364-7700
elections-info@ncsl.org

Maine

Investigator:
Richard Powell
Department of Political Science
University of Maine
S. Steven Hall 236A
Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1795
rpowell@maine.edu

Organizational Liaison:
Rich Jones
Director, Legislative Programs
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East 1st Place
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 364-7700
rich.jones@ncsl.org

Ohio

Investigator:
Rick Farmer
Political Science Department
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1904
(330) 972-7983
rfarmer@uakron.edu

Organizational Liaison:
Thomas Little
Director, Curriculum Development and Research
State Legislative Leaders Foundation
1710 Swannanoa Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 856-0623
sllfthom@aol.com

 

 

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Jennie Drage Bowser tracks term limits, and may be reached at 303-364-7700 or elections-info@ncsl.org.


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