Representing Latinos
Examining Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Congress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophia Jordán Wallace (0000-0001-8395-3111, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 917-929 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912914541795 |
| OpenAlex | W2162853957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 60 |
| References cited | 42 |
Using an original data set of roll call votes and bill co-sponsorships across three high salience issues (immigration, labor, and education) and one low salience issue (social security), this article analyzes the 111th Congress to assess representation of Latinos. Partisanship is the key determinant in member behavior on voting, not the member’s race or ethnicity or constituent demographics. For bill co-sponsorships, Latino members are only more active on high salience issue areas compared with non-Latino members. Increases in Latino population do not influence behavior. The results also indicate that African American and Democratic legislators offer Latinos considerable amounts of substantive representation
Democracy · Demographic economics · Demographics · Economics · Ethnic group · House of Representatives · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Population · Representation (politics · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · Voting · Demography · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
Walls, Cages, and Family Separation
Race, Partisanship, and Attitudes Toward Public Policy Commonality and Legislative Districts
Beyond descriptive representation
Who Represents Senior Citizens in an Aging Society? The Role of Electoral Context in the Representation of Seniors
How to measure the substantive representation of traditionally excluded groups in comparative research
The Representation of East Asia in Latin American Legislatures
Relative group discrimination and vote choice among Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and Whites
Voter identification requirements, collective descriptive representation, and Black and Latino voter turnout
Re-examining the relationship between Latino population size and position taking on Latino interests in the US House of Representatives
Who protects transgender rights in congress? An analysis of gender identity inclusive policy entrepreneurship
Majority rule vs. minority rights
Organizational leaders and intersectional advocacy
Legislative success and collaboration in the Texas State House
Congress, ideological extremity, and Latino demography
Many are called but few are chosen
Minority Legislators Sponsor and Cosponsor Differently from White Legislators
Race and the Bully Pulpit
Educational Attainment through Community Cultural Wealth
Legislating Community Cultural Wealth
Race, power, and policy
The Substantive Effects of Descriptive Representation
A matter of life or death
Immigrant detention be banned? Constituent, subconstituent, and elite influence over House Democrat's decision to cosponsor the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
The Link Between Educational Socialization, Descriptive Representation, and Substantive Representation
Descriptive and Symbolic
Who Gets to Have a DREAM? Examining Public Support for Immigration Reform
Race, legislative speech, and symbolic representation in Congress
The Impact of Large‐Scale Collective Action on Latino Perceptions of Commonality and Competition with African Americans
Unpacking the Suitcase
Latino Attitudes About Surrogate Representation in the United States
Opportunities for Legislative Influence? Latinos and Committee Participation in the U.S. Congress
Tweeting for Latinos? Legislative Communication in the 115th U.S. House of Representatives
The dynamics of constituency representation on immigration policy in the U.S. house
Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine
Ethnic Parties and Indigenous Substantive Representation in Ecuador
American Indian Representation and State Policy
Unsung Political Leaders
The Wielding Influence of Political Networks
Legislating at the Intersections
Deployed to the Hill
Representing All Women
Shared Identities
Diversity and Minority Interest Group Advocacy in Congress
Quién Importa? State Legislators and Their Responsiveness to Undocumented Immigrants
Latinos and Environmental Justice
Polarization and Place‐Based Representation in US State Legislatures
Physicians in congress
Talking War
Every Single Word
Do Young MPs Represent Young Voters? A Quantitative Text Analysis of Substantive Youth Representation in the Bundestag
Growing numbers, growing influence? A comparative study of policy congruence between parliaments and citizens of immigrant origin
Elites in the Making and Breaking of Foreign Policy
Representation by the Minute
White Constituents and Congressional Voting
Evaluating Muslim American Representation
Towards an Ethical Representation of Undocumented Latinos
Responsiveness of Local Politicians to Immigrants Does Not Vary Systematically by Voting Rights
Do Latinos still support immigrant rights activism? Examining Latino attitudes a decade after the 2006 protest wave
Measuring Mayoral Responsiveness to Latine Lesbians and Gay Men
Who Really Represents Me? The Case of Afro-Latinx Bureaucratic Representation in New York City Public Schools
Congressmen's Voting Decisions
Congress in Black and White
The Paradox of Representation
A Caution Regarding Rules of Thumb for Variance Inflation Factors
The Color of Representation
Black–Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics
Race, Redistricting, and Representation
Partisanship or population? House and Senate immigration votes in the 109 th and 110 th Congresses
Latinos and Substantive Representation in the U.S. House of Representatives
Congress, The Electoral Connection
The Effect of Descriptive Representation on Latinos' Views of Government and of Themselves
Descriptive Representation and Latino Interest Bill Sponsorship in Congress
It's Complicated
Congress
Black Faces, Black Interests
Examining Latino Support for Descriptive Representation
Position Taking and Cosponsorship in the U.S. House
Black Political Representation
Mobilization, Participation, and Solidaridad
Black-White Differences in Political Efficacy, Trust, and Sociopolitical Participation
"Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A Contingent "Yes
The Unequal Representation of Latinos and Whites
The Role of Group Consciousness in Latino Public Opinion
Legislative Oversight and the Substantive Representation of Black and Latino Interests in Congress
Spirals of Trust? The Effect of Descriptive Representation on the Relationship between Citizens and Their Government
Irreplaceable Legislators? Rethinking Minority Representatives in the New Century
The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Bill Sponsorship and Cosponsorship in Congress
Which Birds of a Feather Flock Together? Assessing Attitudes About Descriptive Representation Among Latinos and Asian Americans
Defining the Group
Should They Dance with the One Who Brung 'Em?” Latinos and the 2008 Presidential Election
Latino Interests in Education, Health, and Criminal Justice Policy
On the salience of political issues
Dynamics of Cosponsorship
Weapons of the (Not So) Weak
| Unique citing works | 60 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |