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Term limits and the tobacco industry.
Dorie E Apollonio1, Stanton A Glantz2, Lisa A Bero1
1University of California, San Francisco, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, 3333 California Street Suite 420, San Francisco, CA 94143-0613, USA.
Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|March 4, 2014
Summary
Term limits intended to curb industry influence may have inadvertently increased tobacco industry access to legislators. This study reveals how the tobacco industry adapted its strategies following legislative term limits.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Policy
- Political Science
- Industry Influence Studies
Background:
- Legislative term limits were enacted in several US states during the 1990s.
- The stated goal was to reduce the influence of wealthy industries on career politicians.
- The tobacco industry recognized potential indirect impacts of term limits on their influence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the tobacco industry's strategy in response to legislative term limits.
- To investigate whether term limits limited or expanded industry access to legislators.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of internal tobacco company documents.
- Examination of campaign contribution data to legislators in term-limited states (1988-2002).
Main Results:
- Contrary to expectations, term limits did not appear to limit tobacco industry access.
- Evidence suggests term limits may have facilitated increased industry influence.
Conclusions:
- Legislative term limits had an unexpected effect on tobacco industry lobbying.
- The industry adapted its strategies, potentially leveraging term limits to its advantage.
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