Committee Ties
WASHINGTON, September 24, 2004 — This table shows the percentage of legislators in each state who sat on a committee in 2001 that regulated a professional or business interest—an employer, a personal business, a stock investment or a directorship—reported in 2002. See methodology. Click on a column title to sort.
| State | Legislator Only Ties | Legislator & Spouse Ties |
| Kentucky | 57.2% | 59.4% |
| North Carolina | 46.6% | 51.7% |
| Virginia | 45.8% | 46.6% |
| Kansas | 45.1% | 46.3% |
| Utah | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| Missouri | 43.7% | 49.5% |
| Ohio | 42.6% | 44.2% |
| West Virginia | 42.3% | 43.1% |
| New York | 41.8% | 49.8% |
| Alaska | 41.7% | 50.0% |
| Iowa | 36.2% | 36.9% |
| Florida | 36.1% | 36.1% |
| Mississippi | 35.6% | 43.8% |
| Texas | 35.2% | 36.9% |
| New Jersey | 35.0% | 37.0% |
| Nebraska | 34.8% | 34.8% |
| Hawaii | 34.7% | 38.9% |
| Indiana | 34.7% | 38.8% |
| California | 34.2% | 39.2% |
| Washington | 33.3% | 37.5% |
| Oregon | 33.0% | 36.4% |
| Oklahoma | 32.6% | 35.5% |
| Arkansas | 32.3% | 34.6% |
| Connecticut | 31.9% | 35.1% |
| Minnesota | 29.9% | 29.9% |
| Montana | 29.9% | 29.9% |
| Delaware | 29.5% | 29.5% |
| Illinois | 28.8% | 30.0% |
| Wisconsin | 28.5% | 32.3% |
| Alabama | 26.7% | 28.9% |
| Rhode Island | 24.8% | 27.8% |
| Tennessee | 23.8% | 29.4% |
| Arizona | 23.0% | 35.6% |
| Maryland | 22.9% | 25.7% |
| Georgia | 22.3% | 22.3% |
| Nevada | 22.2% | 23.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 21.2% | 21.2% |
| Colorado | 20.4% | 22.4% |
| Massachusetts | 19.6% | 24.2% |
| North Dakota | 19.4% | 19.4% |
| Wyoming | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Maine | 13.5% | 15.7% |
| South Carolina | 12.7% | 13.9% |
| New Mexico | 11.7% | 13.5% |
| New Hampshire | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| Louisiana | 5.9% | 9.6% |