Unequal Interbranch Representation

• In Event: Responsiveness and Representation

Brief Overview

We use an expansive new dataset to document high levels of inequality in interbranch representation–how legislators advocate to federal agencies on behalf of constituents. We examine how electoral security, legislator traits, and staff contribute.

Authors

• Devin F. Judge-Lord, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

• Rochelle Marie Snyder, Coe College

• Eleanor Neff Powell, University of Wisconsin–Madison