The Missing Candidates: The Election of Asian American Candidates to State Legislatures

• In Event: Race and State Politics

Brief Overview

Recent work has found that Asian Americans represent more diverse districts than do Black or Latino representatives. We reevaluate the evidence using a candidate-centered approach in thousands of state legislative races over the same time period.

Authors

• Eric J. Gonzalez Juenke, Michigan State University

• Paru Shah, Rutgers University

• Bernard L. Fraga, Emory University