...Kevin Foley Political representation, or the degree to which the preferences and interests of voters align with the actions or views of the officials they elect, is typically measured in terms of policy output, legislative voting patterns or ideological orientation. In this paper, I explore...

... that a legislator’s behavior is determined, at least in part, by their electoral environment (Mayhew, 1974 ; Fenno, 1978). Recent work by McCarty et al. maintains that the relationship between elections and representation is discernible (2009, 672). We draw these assumptions from existing literature...

... are also substantially less representative than other elected officials taking positions on the same issues and facing similar electorates. These results suggest limits to representation among elected criminal justice officials, and among local elected officials in general. For helpful comments, I...

..., and G. M. Lorenz Licensed re-use rights only COVID representation campaign finance interest groups ideology partisanship The COVID-19 pandemic has induced the single largest economic downturn in generations, as U.S. states limit economic activity in the name of public health. While...

... public opinion (a general measure of liberalism). These results challenge standard assumptions about representation in contemporary American politics, supporting a granular, context-specific understanding of home styles, and deepen our understanding of how Mayhew’s (1974) model of reelection-seeking...

...Patricia A. Kirkland Despite advances in descriptive representation, the wealth gap between U.S. elected officials and their constituents continues to grow. I investigate whether and how the overrepresentation of the affluent shapes public policy in American cities. Questions about social class...