Download This PaperSpecial Interests in Prosecutor Elections
37 Pages Posted: 19 Sep 2023
Date Written: December 1, 2022
Abstract
This Symposium Article aims to identify the special interests at play in prosecutor elections. Using an original nationwide dataset of campaign contributions in prosecutor elections, it also seeks to provide insight into the extent of special interests’ financial power in those elections.
Keywords: campaign finance, campaign contributions, special interests, elections, prosecutors, prosecutor elections
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Hessick, Carissa Byrne and Pinnell, Nathan, Special Interests in Prosecutor Elections (December 1, 2022). Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2021, UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4555664, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4555664 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4555664
Carissa Byrne Hessick (Contact Author)
University of North Carolina School of Law ( email )
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Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380
United States
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