RECENT RESEARCH ON LEGISLATIVE STAFFS

In this article, I survey the literature on legislative staffing from 1983 to the present. Recent studies of the staffs of the U.S. Congress , U.S. state legislatures, and legislatures outside of the United Stat es present new data and analyses. Research includes increasingly preci se and sophisticated analyses of staff influence and power, and offers perspectives on specialized staff groups, legislative enterprises, an d staff members as candidates for elective office. Interesting and sig nificant questions remain for further research.