Location, Location, Location: The Geographic Politics of District Office Placement

• In Event: Location, Location, Location: The Geography of Political Representation

Brief Overview

Office locations are representation as well as a strategically political choice to harness voters. Generally, we uncover evidence that members strategically place their office locations in politically beneficial areas, especially Democrats.

Authors

• Jeronimo Cortina, University of Houston

• Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston

• Shana Hardin, University of Houston