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1	Indiana legislative candidates' attitudes toward interest groups Teune, Henry. January 1961 (has links) Thesis--Indiana University. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Pressure groups. Legislators Indiana
2	Voting groups in the Indiana Senate : a factor analysis of the 1971 session Cary, Michael DeWitt January 1977 (has links) Concerned with explanation and prediction of legislative decision-making, this thesis was based on the premise that relatively structured, discernable patterns of behavior underlie the everyday decisions made by legislators. It has focussed on the final stage of legislative decision-making, the recording of preferences on roll call votes, and has tested the hypothesis that legislators form voting groups as they take voting "cues" from each other.Using "Q" factor analysis, the roll-call voting of the 1971 Session of the Indiana Senate was examined and five voting groups were found. The voting groups were named according to casual inferences made by the researcher.The implications of the findings of this thesis were discussed and specific suggestions for further research were presented. Legislators -- Indiana. Legislative bodies -- Voting.
3	A study of Indiana legislators' perceptions of local media coverage, 1995 Roeder, Lee Ann January 1996 (has links) The relationship between the media and politicians is uncertain at best. This study examined the attitudes of Indiana state senators and representatives with regard to the way they are treated by their local media. It is based on a study conducted in 1990 by Dr. Daniel Riffe, that sought similar opinions from Alabama state lawmakers.The hypothesis assumed that legislators who indicated they found the media useful would not view them as adversarial. A 39% response rate was achieved, which while not high enough to statistically validate findings did indicate a rejection of the hypothesis, as well as reveal other interesting observations. / Department of Journalism Government and the press -- Indiana. Legislators -- Indiana -- Attitudes. Mass media -- Indiana -- Public opinion.
4	A comparison of selected personal variables of Indiana state legislators and their voting records on tobacco issues Nehl, Eric J. January 2001 (has links) The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between personal demographic variables of Indiana's legislators and their voting records regarding laws associated with tobacco regulation. Personal demographic data of the legislators who were in office in either 1997 and/or 1998 were compared with their voting records on tobacco issues during that same time period. The evidence suggests that Democratic legislators appear to be more in favor of tobacco control than their Republican counterparts and legislators that are members of the House of Representatives are more supportive of tobacco control than their counterparts in the Senate. Conversely, the evidence suggests that there were no statistically significant differences on tobacco voting records when the legislators were grouped by representation of a tobacco district, level of education the legislator has attained, holding an office in their respective chambers, or their occupations other than being a legislator.The results of this study can be used to better educate legislators on the consequences of tobacco use and the benefits of voting for pro-tobacco control legislation. Future studies should include attempts to form a profile of a pro-tobacco control or pro-tobacco industry legislator at both the state and national level. / Department of Physiology and Health Science Legislators -- Indiana -- Attitudes. Tobacco -- Public opinion. Legislative bodies -- Indiana -- Voting. Indiana. General Assembly -- Voting.
5	Henry S. Lane and the birth of the Indiana Republican Party, 1854-1861 Zachary, Lauren E. January 2013 (has links) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Although the main emphasis of this study is Lane and his part in the Republican Party, another important part to this thesis is the examination of Indiana and national politics in the 1850s. This thesis studies the development of the Hoosier Republican Party and the obstacles the young organization experienced as it transformed into a major political party. Party leaders generally focused on states like New York and Pennsylvania in national elections but Indiana became increasingly significant leading up to the 1860 election. Though Hoosier names like George Julian and Schuyler Colfax might be more recognizable nationally for their role in the Republican Party, this thesis argues that Lane played a guiding role in the development of the new third party in Indiana. Through the study of primary sources, it is clear that Hoosiers turned to Lane to lead the organization of the Republican Party and to lead it to its success in elections. Historians have long acknowledged Lane’s involvement in the 1860 Republican National Convention but fail to fully realize his significance in Indiana throughout the 1850s. This thesis argues that Lane was a vital leader in Hoosier politics and helped transform the Republican Party in Indiana from a grassroots movement into a powerful political party by 1860. Henry Lane Republican Indiana Governors -- Indiana -- Biography Legislators -- Indiana -- Indiana United States. Congress Biography Indiana -- Politics and government Indiana. Governor Elections -- Indiana Elections -- United States Whig Party (U.S.) Political parties -- Indiana Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 American Party United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act Political parties -- United States Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- History

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