Books

Journal Articles

“Inter-Personal Relationships and Legislative Collaboration in Congress” (with Jason M. Roberts) Legislative Studies Quarterly 48(2), 2023

“One Obstacle Among Many: The Filibuster and Majority Party Agendas” (with Frances E. Lee) The Forum 19(4), 2022

“Minority Party Capacity in Congress” (with Andrew O. Ballard) American Political Science Review 115(4), 2021

“State Congressional Delegations and the Distribution of Federal Funds” (w/ Christopher P. Donnelly) Political Research Quarterly 74(3), 2021

“What is Regular Order Worth? Partisan Lawmaking and Congressional Processes” (w/ Frances E. Lee) Journal of Politics 82(2), 2020

“Knowledge, Expertise, and Committee Power in the Contemporary Congress” Legislative Studies Quarterly 44(2), 2019

“Congressional Processes and Public Approval of New Laws” Political Research Quarterly 72(4), 2019

“Non-Party Government: Bipartisan Lawmaking and Party Power in Congress” (w/ Frances E. Lee) Perspectives on Politics 17(1), 2019

“Lawmaker Age, Issue Salience, and Senior Representation in Congress” (w/ Matthew Haydon) American Politics Research 46(4), 2018

“The Impact of District Magnitude on the Legislative Behavior of State Representatives” (w/ Paul S. Herrnson and Jeffrey A. Taylor) Political Research Quarterly 71(2), 2018

“In-Depth Qualitative Research and the Study of American Political Institutions” PS: Political Science & Politics 50(1), 2017

“The Impact of District Magnitude on Ballot Drop-off and Roll-off” (w/ Paul S. Herrnson and Jeffrey A. Taylor) Legislative Studies Quarterly 40(4), 2015

“The Impact of District Magnitude on Campaign Fundraising” (w/ Paul S. Herrnson and Jeffrey A. Taylor) Legislative Studies Quarterly 38(4), 2013

“Issue Voting and Partisan Defection in Congressional Elections” (w/ Paul S. Herrnson) Legislative Studies Quarterly 36(2), 2011

Book Chapters

“Congress” in Developments in American Politics, 9th Edition (Editors, Gillian Peele, Bruce E. Cain, Jon Herbert, & Andrew Wroe) Macmillan International Higher Education, 2022

“Enduring Continuities in Congressional Lawmaking” (with Frances E. Lee), in Congress Reconsidered, 12th Edition, 2020

“Change and Continuity for Committees in Congress,” in New Directions in Congressional Politics, 2020

“Capacity in a Centralized Congress” (w/ Frances E. Lee) in Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline of Congressional Capacity and the Prospects for Reform (University of Chicago Press), 2020

“Congress at Work: Legislative Capacity and Entrepreneurship in the Contemporary Congress” (w/ Frances E. Lee). In Can America Govern Itself? (Cambridge University Press), 2019

“Issue Voting in the 2006 Elections for the U.S. House of Representatives” (w/ Paul S. Herrnson) Congress Reconsidered 9th Edition, 2009