Working-Class Legislators, Bill Writing, and Introduction: Limited Evidence of Substantive Representation in Congress
Published online on March 17, 2026
Abstract
Political Research Quarterly, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 781-795, September 2026.
Few groups are as poorly represented in Congress relative to their prevalence in the population as are members of the working-class. While working-class members of Congress vote more economically liberally than do other members, the extent to which they ...
Few groups are as poorly represented in Congress relative to their prevalence in the population as are members of the working-class. While working-class members of Congress vote more economically liberally than do other members, the extent to which they ...