Are Descriptive Representatives More Successful Passing Group-Relevant Legislation? The Case of Native American State Legislators DOI
Elise Blasingame, Eric R. Hansen, Richard Witmer

и другие.

Political Research Quarterly, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Descriptive representatives often sponsor legislation that advances their groups’ policy interests, but it remains unclear how successful they are passing such legislation. Colleagues might defer and support group-relevant measures from descriptive representatives, perceiving them to have greater expertise legitimate claims address the issues than outgroup members. However, colleagues also oppose those in an act of backlash against groups (especially historically marginalized groups) making new on political system. To answer question representative success, we review 3,401 pieces related Native American introduced at state level between 2010 2020. We find affairs no more likely pass if sponsored by a lawmaker non-Native lawmaker. symbolic concern substantive regardless identity sponsor. With Americans running for office ever before, our findings important implications considering effects increased representation legislatures.

Язык: Английский

Are Workers Effective Lawmakers? DOI Creative Commons
Jacob M. Lollis

State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(3), С. 270 - 286

Опубликована: Май 22, 2024

Abstract Are workers effective lawmakers? Throughout American history, some politicians and elites have argued that white-collar Americans are more qualified than working-class to govern. To date, however, we know relatively little about the legislative effectiveness of lawmakers. I develop a theory class-based electoral selection links discrimination in elections legislators’ performance office. argue candidates face biases make it difficult emerge successfully win elective As result, expect who do become lawmakers be equally or their colleagues. test these expectations, create data set merging occupational background 14,000 individual state legislators with score (SLES). The resulting includes 50,000 legislator-term specific observations. Consistent my find not underperform Further, provide evidence that, across various models specifications, gap between is negligible.

Язык: Английский

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Are Descriptive Representatives More Successful Passing Group-Relevant Legislation? The Case of Native American State Legislators DOI
Elise Blasingame, Eric R. Hansen, Richard Witmer

и другие.

Political Research Quarterly, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Descriptive representatives often sponsor legislation that advances their groups’ policy interests, but it remains unclear how successful they are passing such legislation. Colleagues might defer and support group-relevant measures from descriptive representatives, perceiving them to have greater expertise legitimate claims address the issues than outgroup members. However, colleagues also oppose those in an act of backlash against groups (especially historically marginalized groups) making new on political system. To answer question representative success, we review 3,401 pieces related Native American introduced at state level between 2010 2020. We find affairs no more likely pass if sponsored by a lawmaker non-Native lawmaker. symbolic concern substantive regardless identity sponsor. With Americans running for office ever before, our findings important implications considering effects increased representation legislatures.

Язык: Английский

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