1. Legislatures in the Industrial Heartland: A Citizen Legislature in Indiana & Term Limits in Ohio

2. Sources: NCSL, Weber & Brace Illinois – Professional Indiana – Citizen Ohio – Professional Pennsylvania – Professional

3. Sources: NCSL

4. Number of Staff per Legislator (2003) Illinois – 5.12 Staff Members Indiana – 2.05 Staff Members Ohio – 3.83 Staff Members Pennsylvania – 11.65 Staff Members

5. Sources: Weber & Brace

6. Sources: NCSL Estimated Proportion of Full-Time Job Spent on Legislative Work Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania: 80% - 100% Indiana: 60% - 70%

7. Sources: Follow the Money

8. 2006 Legislative District Competitiveness Sources: Follow the Money

9. Term Limits in Ohio 8 year limits in both House and Senate –2 terms Senate; 4 terms House Can return after 4 year hiatus Statewide initiative in 1992: 69.2% Went into effect in 2000

10. Sources: Follow the Money

11. Sources: Ohio General Assembly

12. Internal Consequences Legislators unhappy with term limits because –Don’t feel freshman legislators will have sufficient experience –Becomes harder to hold departments accountable –Shouldn’t need to throw everyone out After implemented –Lost many experts (esp. education) –2001: first completely partisan budget in years –Rushing to do more sooner because of next election –Don’t know others, don’t make same friendships Mixed opinions on lobbyists 2000 election had lots of primaries Sources: Columbus Dispatch News Articles

13. The “Insider” Opinion Observers: Former legislators, staff, public administrators, lobbyists, journalists What to do about term limits? Net support for term limits. Sources: U. of Akron Institute of Applied Politics