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100			_aPaschall, C., Sulkin, T. and Bernhard, W. _925274
245			_aThe legislative consequences of congressional scandals
260			_aPolitical Research Quarterly
300			_a73(2), Jun, 2020: p.293-307
520			_aWe explore the consequences of involvement in scandal for members of Congress’ (MCs) success within the House of Representatives. Our analyses target all MCs who served in the 101st to 112th Congresses (1989–2012). Across this time period, we identify 253 discrete member-term observations of professional or personal scandal. Our results demonstrate that scandal stalls the upward trajectory of MCs’ careers in the chamber, affecting their levels of legislative effectiveness, their centrality to the congressional network, and their likelihood of gaining or losing prestigious committee assignments and leadership positions. Importantly, these effects can linger beyond the term following scandal, shaping MCs’ behavior into the future. Our findings demonstrate that in addition to negative electoral repercussions, scandals can have important legislative consequences for members. – Reproduced
650			_aCongress, Scandals, Legislative behavior _922953
773			_aPolitical Research Quarterly
906			_aLEGISLATIVE BEHAVIOUR
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