53. Legislative Institutions

Matthew S. Mendez, California State University-Long Beach

Voices for Black Lives Matter in Congress – Explaining Legislators’ Willingness to Publicly Comment for Racial Justice - Lindsey Cormack, Stevens Institute of Technology; Girish J Gulati, Bentley University

Businesspeople in the Senate - Alex Keena, Virginia Commonwealth University; Misty Knight-Finley, Rowan University

Racial Diversity and Bill Sponsorship in the U.S. House - Fred Gui, University of Rochester

Dyadic Representation in Canadian Parliamentary Debates - Florence Vallée-Dubois, Université de Montréal

Educational Attainment and Policy Advocacy through Community Cultural Wealth: Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen - Florencio Urias Aranda III, Texas Christian University; Lisa Hager, South Dakota State University

Sara Sadhwani, Pomona College

Matthew S. Mendez, California State University-Long Beach