Effect of Term Limits on the Election of Minority State Legislators
Stanley M. CaressStanley M. Caressis an associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Future Democracy at the State University of West Georgia. He has written articles on legislative term limits that have been published in the American Review of Politics, PS: Political Science & Politics, and Women and PoliticsCharles D. ElderCharles Elderis a professor of political science at Wayne State University, where he is a member of the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy CenterRichard C. EllingRichard Ellingis a professor and chair of the political science department at Wayne State University and a member of the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy CenterJean-Philippe FalettaJean-Philippe Falettais an assistant professor at the University of St. Thomas and was previously with the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy Center, Wayne State UniversityShannon K. OrrShannon K. Orris a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Wayne State University, where she is a member of the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy CenterEric RaderEric Raderis a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Wayne State University, where he is a member of the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy CenterMarjorie Sarbaugh‐ThompsonMarjorie Sarbaugh-Thompsonis an associate professor of political science at Wayne State University, where she is the principal investigator of the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy CenterJohn StrateJohn Strateis an associate professor of political science at Wayne State University, where he is a member of the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy CenterLyke ThompsonLyke Thompsonis a professor of political science and urban, labor, and metropolitan affairs at Wayne State University, where he is a member of the Term Limits Research Project, State Policy Center
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The number of minorities increased in the lower houses of the state legislatures of California, Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania during the 1990s. California and Michigan have legislative term limits; Georgia and Pennsylvania do not. Compared with California, where the number of minorities elected grew dramatically, Michigan had a much smaller increase. The increase in minority representatives in Georgia was similar to that of Michigan, but the increase in Pennsylvania was only marginal. The disparate election outcomes between term-limited California and Michigan, in conjunction with similar results in Michigan and non-term-limited Georgia, suggest that term limits help minority candidates only under certain circumstances.
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