state rep or senator
pc's party affliliation
pc's political philosophy
how active dem pc is in campaigns for presidency
how active dem pc is in campaigns for U.S. Senate
how active dem pc is in campaigns for U.S. House
how active dem pc is in campaigns for Governor
how active dem pc is in campaigns for other statewide offices
how active dem pc is in campaigns for State Legislature
how active dem pc is in campaigns for county races
how active dem pc is in campaigns for local races
how active rep pc is in campaigns for presidency
how active rep pc is in campaigns for U.S. Senate
how active rep pc is in campaigns for U.S. House
how active rep pc is in campaigns for Governor
how active rep pc is in campaigns for other statewide offices
how active rep pc is in campaigns for State Legislature
how active rep pc is in campaigns for county races
how active rep pc is in campaigns for local races
member of chair or local party commitee in last 5 years
member or chair of state party commitee in last 5 years
delegate to state or national convention
member of national committee
held a paid campaign position
held other political position
does pc hold an appoitive office
does pc hold an elected office
is elected office a paid postion
how much time pc spends doing business of elected office
how many additional terms pc expects to serve
what is the constitutional length of office for the office pc holds
how long has pc held this office
is pc currently in majority or minority pty in institution where s/he serves
did pc hold elected office before current office
does pc hold a leadership position related to office
how many constituents of pc current office live in pc's U.S. House district
will pc be up for reelection in 1998
plans once pc leaves current office
difficulty of winning party nomination
difficultly of wining general election
effectiveness of pc's office in making public policy
prestige of pc's office with general public
opportunities pc's office provides to help secure other offices
pc's opportunities for leadership advancement
pc's desire to advance to a leadership position
overall value of pc's office to pc
importance of influencing public policy
importance of advancing political career
importance of making business contancts
importance of making social contacts
importance of fulfiling civic duty
importance of dedication to a particular candidate
importance of excitement of politics
importance of concern for particluar issue
importance of attachement and support for pty
importance of interest in serving public
pc's opinion on eliminating govn't subsidies for agriculture
increase funding for fighting crime
expanding federal role in managing economy
vouchers to increase school choice
increase regulation to protect environment
limit imports to protect american jobs
affirmitive action to increase representation of minorities
federal flat tax system
shift control for domestic programs to the states
increase funding for education
regulate the availability of abortions
which level of govn't should deal w/ managing the economy
which level of govn't should deal w/ school choice
which level of govn't should deal w/ the environment
which level of govn't should deal w/ affirmative action
which level of govn't should deal w/ health care
which level of govn't should deal w/ funding of education
which level of govn't should deal w/ fighting crime
which level of govn't should deal w/ agriculture
which level of govn't should deal w/ abortion
which issue area is most important to pc
which issue area is most important to pc's contituents in U.S. House district
which issue area most divides voters in pc's U.S. House district
which issue area most unites voters in pc's U.S. House district
how pc rates effectiveness of state legislature
how pc rates effectiveness of U.S. Senate
how pc rates effectiveness of state governor
how pc rates effectiveness of U.S. House of reps
how pc rates effectiveness of state judicial system
how pc rates effectiveness of local govn't
how pc rates effectiveness of democratic pty
how pc rates effectiveness of republican pty
how pc rates popular prestige of state legislature
how pc rates popular prestige of U.S. Senate
how pc rates popular prestige of state governor
how pc rates popular prestige of U.S. House
how pc rates popular prestige of the state judicial system
how pc rates popular prestige of local government
how pc rates popular prestige of the democratic pty
how pc rates popular prestige of republican pty
pc's attraction to a career in the state legislature
pc's attraction to a career in the U.S. Senate
pc's attraction to a career in the office of governor
pc's attraction to a career in the U.S. House
pc's attraction to a career in the state judicial system
pc's attraction to a career in local government
pc's attraction to a career in the democratic pty
pc's attraction to a career in the republican pty
difficulty of getting elected to state assembly
difficulty of getting elected to state senate
difficulty of getting elected to U.S. Senate seat from pc's state
difficulty of getting elected to office of governor in pc's state
difficulty of getting elected to U.S. House seat from pc's state
difficulty of getting elected to county commission
difficulty of getting elected to city council
pc's interest in holding elective office
chance pc will seek pty nomination or run as indep for U.S. House in 1998
chance pc will seek pty nom or run as indep for House in next 3-4 terms
chance pc will seek pty nom or run as indep for House in forseeable future
pty pc would run with if ever runs for U.S. House
if pc ever runs, will s/he run for the seat in district s/he currently resides in
liklihood of pc winning pty nomination (if seeks it) in 1998
liklihood of pc winning pty nomination (if seeks it) in next 3-4 terms
liklihood of pc winning pty nomination (if seeks it) in forseeable future
liklihood of pc winning general election (if wins nom) in 1998
liklihood of pc winning general election (if wins nom) in next 3-4 terms
liklihood of pc winning general election (if wins nom) in forseeable future
the support incumbent has from voters in own party
the incumbent's personal integrity
the support incumbent has from voters in opposite party
the support incumbent has from own national party
the support incumbent has from own state pty
incumbent's ability to stay in touch with the district
incumbent's dedication to serving the public
incumbent's name recognition in the district
the incumbent's ability to raise money for campaign
the incumbent's grasp of the issues
incumbent's ability to find solutions to problems
incumbent's public speaking abilities
incumbent's legislative accomplishments in House
incumbent's ability to bring federal funds to the district
incumbent's ability to provide contituency services
incumbent's ability to work with other political leaders
support from interest groups outside the district
incumbent's overall strength
Most import characterist for incumbent
which level of govn't are most important policy decisions made
pc's name recognition in district
pc's ability to raise money to fund campaign
pc's ability to fund own campaign
pc's support from own party voters
potential support form own national party
pc's ability to find solutions to problems
pc's support from opposite party voters
pc's ability to work with other political leaders
pc's public speaking ability
pc's dedication to serving public
potential support form interest groups outside the district
overall strength of pc
likelihood of incumbent running for House in 1998
likelihood of incumbent House rep will win primary election in 1998
likelihood incumbent will win general election in 1998
likelihood if incumbent leaving office in next 3-4 terms
likelihood of incumbent facing strong primary challenger in 1998 nomination
likelhood incumbent will face strong challenger in 1998 general election
liklihood democrats will control the U.S. House in 1998
how much of the time can we trust federal govn't to do what is right
how much of the time can we trust state govn't to do what is right
how much of the time can we trust local govn't to do what is right
strength of the republican pty organization in pc's district
strength of the democratic pty organization in pc's district
strength of the republican U.S. House candidate in the 1996 general election in pc's district
strength of the democratic U.S. House candidate in the 1996 gen election in pc's district
strength of the republican primary challenger closest to nominee in 1996 primary
strength of the democratic primary challenger closest to nominee in 1996 primary
economic outlook of pc's district
partisan distribution of pc's congressional district
most important influence on voters candidate choice in pc's district
political philosophy of democratic primary voters in pc's U.S. House district
political philosophy of republican primary voters in pc's U.S. House district
political philosophy of democratic voters in pc's U.S. House district
political philospohy of incumbent representative in pc's U.S. House district
political philosophy of all voters in pc's state
political philosophy of all voters in pc's current office district
no one has contacted pc has been contacted about running
pc has been contacted about running by national political party
pc has been contacted about running by national congressional campaign committee
pc has been contacted about running by state political party
pc has been contacted about running by party in the district or county
pc has been contacted about running by other community leaders
pc has been contacted about running by members of pc's family
pc has been contacted about running by interest groups
how politically active is pc's spouse
pc's spouse's party affiliation
how national political conditions may affect House candidates in pc's district
how state political conditions may affect House candidates in pc's district
how local political conditions may affect House candidates in pc's district
influence of lost personal and family privacy
negative impact on political career if pc were to lose
influence of loss of leisure time
influence of enduring negative advertising attacks
influence of seperation form family and friends
influence of needing to raise large amounts of money
influence of losing income
influence of lack of assistance from pc's political party
influence of the possiblity of serving in theminority party
influence of having to give up current career
pc's comfortablility with risk taking
length of time pc has lived in present community
gender of pc
race of pc
how much formal schooling pc has completed
age of pc
pc's family income before taxes
pc's current marital status
pc's religious preference
how religious pc conciders her/himself to be
does pc have children living at home
number of children
has kids aged 0-5
has kids 6-12 yrs old
has kids over 12
has pc served on active military duty for at least 6 months
pc is self-employeed
pc is a professional
pc is in management
pc is in education
pc is in sales
pc is employeed in clerical work
pc is employeed in the labor sector
pc is a homemaker
pc is retired
pc is currently unemployed
pc has a job not listed
pc is a medical professional
pc is a legal professional
pc is a professional in an area not listed
pc is involved in farming or ranching
pc is a legislator
pc is a political office holder
pc holds other public service
how flexible is time management in pc's current employment
party affliation
currently or have held politicial office
interest in elective office
is PC up for reelection in 2000
if PC is not up for reelection
future plans after current office
what office PC will seek
if PC is seeking elective office in future what level of office
answer of not sure on plans after current office
current office increase public visibility
current office develop campaign skills
current office satisfy personal goals
overall value of current office to PC
run for congress in 2000
run for congress in 3 to 4 years
run for congress in future
living in same district as 1997
response to party affilation if other party
trust in fed government to do right thing
trust in state government to do right thing
trust in local government to do right thing
Win party nomination in 2000
Win party nomination in 3 to 4 years
win nomination in future
win the general election in 2000
win general election in 3 to 4 yrs
win general election in future
partisianship in district
PC influencing policy at national level
PC influencing policy at State level
PC influencing policy at Local level
prestige of state legislature
prestige of US senate
prestige of governor in state
prestige of US House
prestige of Democratic Party
Prestige of Republican Party
importance of policy decisions at national level
importance of policy decisions at state level
importance of policy decisions at local level
attraction to state leg
attraction to US senate
attraction to governor
attraction to US house
economic condition of district
republican can 98 name recognition
rep can 98 ability to raise money
rep can 98 personal integrity
rep can 98 dedication to serving public
rep can 98 strength of candidate
dem can 98 name recognition
dem can 98 ability to raise money
dem can 98 personal integrity
dem can 98 dedication to public service
dem can 98 strength of candidate
Which of the following org. have contacted you about running for the HOR?
pc has not been contacted
national political party committee
national congressional campaign comm
state political party
local political party
other community leaders
family
nat, state, loc, interest groups
incumbent personal integrity
incumbent support from party outside district
incumbent ablility to be in touch w/district
incumbent dedication to public
incumbent name recognition in district
incumbent ability to raise money w/in district
incumbent grasp of issues
incumbent sbility to solve problems
incumbent public speaking
incumbents legislative accomplishments
incumbent ability to bring fed funds to district
incumbent ability to constituency services
incumbent ability to work with other pol leaders
incumbent support from interest group outside district
incumbent overall strength
pc name recognition
pc ability to raise money
pc ability to fund their campaign
pc support from national party
pc support from interest groups outside district
pc overall strength
National political conditions
state political conditions
local political conditions
presidential race in district
pop evaluation of US house
pop eval of presidency
national economic conditions
local economics conditions
incumbent will run in 2000
incumbent will win primary
incumbent will win general
incumbent will have strong primary opponent
incumbent will have strong general opponent
democrats win control US house in 2000
influence of lost personal and family privacy if run
influence of negative ads
need to raise money
lack of assistance from party
poss of serving in minority party
R up for Reelection in 2000?
first elected
number of cases from informant rec file
state legislator rec'd by informant
pc recommended by informant
state leg NOT rec'd by informant
state legislator
state legislator rec'd by informant only - we did not include this SL in our files.
total state population
how closely state leg mimics Congress in terms of professionalism
total state spending
term limits state legislature (state leadership dir, 1997)
term limit num years for house (state leadership dir)
year senate term limits are in effect
limit num yrs sen (state leadership dir. 1997)
num of sen in sen (state leadership dir. 1997)
num yrs for senate term (state leadership dir. 1997)
num serve in house (state leadership dir. 1997)
num yrs for house term (state leadership dir. 1997)
days in session-- by counting only bussiness days from start to end dates [state leadership 1997]
women holding state legislature offices [1995--
number democrats in state house 1988 [1995--
number of republicans in state house in 1988 [ Statistical Abstract 1995]
number of democrats in state senate [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# of republicans in state senate in 1988 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# democrats in state house in 1990 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# repub;licans in state house in 1990 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# democrats in state senate in 1990 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# republicans in state senate in 1990 [Statistical Absr\tract 1995]
# democrats in state house in 1992 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# republicans in state houe in 1992 [Statistica;l Abstract 1995]
# of democrats in state senate in 1992 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# od republicans in state senate in 1992 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# democrats in state house in 1992 [ Statistical Abstract 1995]
# republicans in state house in 1994 [ Statistical Abstract 1995]
# of democrats in state senate in 1994 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
# of republicans in state senate in 1994 [Statistical Abstract 1995]
number of democrats in state house in 1996 [Book of the States 1996-7]
number republicans in state house in 1996 [ Book of the States 1996-7]
number democrats in state senate in 1996 [Book of the States 1996-7]
number of republicans in state senate in 1996 [Book of the States 1996-7]
legislative annual salary as of March 1995 [Book of the States 1996-7]
travel allowances as of january 1995 including cents per mile and/or round trips home to capitol during session BoS96-7
if per diem is vounchered or unvouchered [BoS 96-7]
number of persons, 1990 census
number of households, 1990 census
number of men, 1990 census
number of women, 1990 census
number of whites, 1990 census
number of blacks, 1990 census
number of american indians, 1990 census
number of asians, 1990 census
number of others, 1990 census
education >9th grade, 1990 census
number of people with education 9-12
number of high school graduates
number of people with some college education
number of people with an associates degree
number of people with a bachelors degree
number of people with a graduate degree
median household income, 1990 census
median family income, 1990 census
median house value, 1990 census
percentage of the district that is rural
percentage of the district that is urban
% of all votes for dem presidential candidate; CQ Politics in America 2000
% of all votes for rep presidential candidate; CQ Politics in America 2000
% of all votes for ind presidential candidates; CQ Politics in America 2000
percentage of vote received by Clinton, 1992
percentage of vote received by Bush, 1992
percentage of vote received by Perot, 1992
no challenger
open seat
roll call rating for 98 race
% votes, dem candidate
% votes, rep candidate
total disbursements, 1996
open seat 1996
was the seat open in 1994
% democratic vote (of total, 1994
% republican vote (of total), 1994
% vote for dem candidate
% vote for rep candidate
freshman, 106th Congress
woman MC in 106th Congress
year incumbent was born
year incumbent was elected
# of terms member has served
Fresh-those in 105th fresh in 104th
freshman in the 105th Congress
woman MC in 105th Congress
black MC in 105th congress
latino MC in 105th congress
year incumbent of 105th congress was born
incumbent age in 1997
leadership position, 105th congress
1996 travel expenses
# of terms member from 104th congress has served
Years in Congress pre 1994
CFI Defined as key race in 00
Cook competitiveness rating
cq defined key race, 1998
open seat, 2000
Vulnerable incumbent by Cook
potential candidate ran, 1998
party of incumbent, 1996
party of incumbent, 1998
party of incumbent, 2000
democratic candidate type, 1996
democratic candidate type, 1998
democratic candidate type, 2000
republican candidate type, 1996
republican candidate type, 1998