Board #17 - An Intersectional, Committee-Level Exploration of US House Committee Membership Patterns from the 80th-118th Congress

• In Event: 73-307 - Poster Session: Legislatures and Legislative Behavior

Brief Overview

We provide an intersectional look at US House standing committee membership from the 80th to 118th Congress, showing patterns for women MCs, Black MCs, Latino and Latina MCs, and AAPI MCs, and developing a committee “seniority score.”

Authors

• Lauren Dorsel, Ohio Wesleyan University

• Caroline O'Malley, Ohio Wesleyan University

• Camille Joellen Payne, Ohio Wesleyan University

• Keira Russell, Ohio Wesleyan University

• Alana Wilson, Ohio Wesleyan University