Representing the Disadvantaged: Group Interests and Legislator Reputation in US Congress. By Katrina F. McNally. Cambridge University Press, 2021. 266 pp

Abstract

the Disadvantaged: Group Interests and Legislator Reputation in US Congress , Katrina McNally considers the representation of disadvantaged groups, defined as “ groups that face additional societal barriers, particularly a history of discrimination ” (pg. 22) in Congress. Unlike studies of descriptive representation that consider the representation of individual groups, such as racial/ethnic minorities or women, McNally develops a generalizable theory of legislative reputations which can be used to analyze representation more broadly.