Board #18 - Congressional Careers for Black Members and the Shifting Nature of the Descriptive to Substantive Representation Relationship

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

Brief Overview

This project studies how Black Member of Congress’ bill sponsorship changes over the course of their term and whether seniority drives apparent increase in the substantive benefit of having a descriptive representative.

Author

• Brian Ng, University of Virginia