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Table 9.1: Permanent Staff of Congress and State Legislatures, 1979-96
|
State |
1979 |
1988 |
1996 |
|
Alabama |
200 |
339 |
316 |
|
Alaska |
116 |
251 |
237 |
|
Arizona |
280 |
323 |
472 |
|
Arkansas |
230 |
250 |
292 |
|
California |
1,760 |
2,865 |
2,506 |
|
Colorado |
173 |
189 |
213 |
|
Connecticut |
225 |
400 |
446 |
|
Delaware |
32 |
49 |
58 |
|
Florida |
1,095 |
1,581 |
1,896 |
|
Georgia |
275 |
466 |
511 |
|
Hawaii |
150 |
151 |
256 |
|
Idaho |
55 |
51 |
61 |
|
Illinois |
984 |
1,066 |
969 |
|
Indiana |
138 |
171 |
183 |
|
Iowa |
93 |
163 |
180 |
|
Kansas |
126 |
117 |
121 |
|
Kentucky |
135 |
216 |
317 |
|
Louisiana |
327 |
360 |
419 |
|
Maine |
46 |
138 |
133 |
|
Maryland |
328 |
447 |
505 |
|
Massachusetts |
595 |
782 |
no data |
|
Michigan |
1,047 |
1,287 |
1,359 |
|
Minnesota |
420 |
602 |
638 |
|
Mississippi |
130 |
124 |
132 |
|
Missouri |
212 |
368 |
476 |
|
Montana |
108 |
128 |
119 |
|
Nebraska |
182 |
199 |
202 |
|
Nevada |
85 |
115 |
170 |
|
New Hampshire |
84 |
120 |
139 |
|
New Jersey |
492 |
780 |
1,465 |
|
New Mexico |
40 |
49 |
49 |
|
New York |
1,600 |
3,580 |
3,461 |
|
North Carolina |
90 |
118 |
168 |
|
North Dakota |
26 |
31 |
31 |
|
Ohio |
390 |
524 |
552 |
|
Oklahoma |
101 |
171 |
260 |
|
Oregon |
173 |
288 |
240 |
|
Pennsylvania |
1,430 |
1,984 |
2,682 |
|
Rhode Island |
81 |
153 |
216 |
|
South Carolina |
146 |
251 |
269 |
|
South Dakota |
75 |
67 |
60 |
|
Tennessee |
270 |
175 |
213 |
|
Texas |
986 |
1,460 |
1,964 |
|
Utah |
71 |
86 |
111 |
|
Vermont |
34 |
34 |
35 |
|
Virginia |
306 |
191 |
468 |
|
Washington |
370 |
582 |
535 |
|
West Virginia |
124 |
126 |
158 |
|
Wisconsin |
476 |
568 |
691 |
|
Wyoming |
18 |
19 |
18 |
|
50 State Totals |
16,930 |
24,555 |
26,972 |
|
Congress |
26,768 |
28,031 |
24,713 |
Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures, www.ncsl.org,; Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann, Michael J. Malbin, Vital Statistics on Congresss, 1999-2000 (Washington, D.C.: The AEI Press, 2000).
Posted 10/16/02
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