Examining Constituency Service: Evidence from a Census of US Federal Agencies

• In Event: Maintaining the Electoral Connection

Brief Overview

Using a new dataset on communication between Members of Congress and federal agencies, we show that as legislators acquire power and experience in Washington, they deliver more constituency service to their constituents.

Authors

• Devin F. Judge-Lord, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Justin Ryan Grimmer, Stanford University

• Eleanor Neff Powell, University of Wisconsin-Madison