The Making of a Senator: Dan Quayle

by Richard F. Fenno Jr., Congressional Quarterly

Describes Dan Quayle's successful Senatorial campaign, observes his work in Congress, and examines the relationship between campaigns and governing

Genres: Biography

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Richard Francis Fenno Jr. was an American political scientist known for his pioneering work on the U.S. Congress and its members. He was Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester. He published numerous books and scholarly articles focused on how members of Congress interacted with each other, with committees, and with constituents. Political scientists considered the research groundbreaking and startlingly original and gave him numerous awards. Many followed his research design on how to follow members from Washington back to their home districts. Fenno was best known for identifying the tendency — dubbed "Fenno’s Paradox" — of how most voters say they dislike Congress as a whole, but they trust and reelect their local Congressperson.--Wikipedia

Reviews

[Briapedia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read in preparation for my internship. Interesting book. It was written before Quayle was nominated for the VP slot, so its not skewed in that direction at all. Its just a look at an up-and-coming young senator. In real life Quayle does have that Robert Redford look, and his senatorial history was very successful. He worked well on both sides of the aisle, and had a big bill he did with Ted Kennedy.