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# of key committees in district

Importance in Key Committees: variable is the sum of the inverse of rankings in key committees in a congressional district

Seniority in Key Committees: sum of key indicators for being in a key committee and occupying a seniority/leadership position in that committee

Seniority in Key Committees: # of years in a key committee

Note: Whether a committee is key in the House is determined by the results in Hird, J. (1991). The Political Economy of Pork: Project Selection at The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. American Political Science Review, 85(2), 429-456.
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