At the Intersection of Gender and Party: Legislative Freedom

• In Event: Standing ePanel: Identity, Responsiveness, and Representation

Brief Overview

This paper tests a theory of legislative freedom conceptualized as a member of Congress’s (MCs) ability to defect from party in roll-call votes. The paper also examines recent high-profile cases of women MCs defecting from the Republican party.

Author

• Amy Friesenhahn, Centenary College of Louisiana