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Why do some members of Congress choose to file legislation or otherwise advocate for disadvantaged or marginalized people at least some of the time? What compels these lawmakers to take a stand to better the lives of Black Americans, the LGBTQ community, Latinos, women and the poor?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]And could the answer help lead to a more inclusive, diverse Congress?<\/p>\n

Those questions are at the heart of Representing the Disadvantaged: Group Interests and Legislator Reputation in U.S. Congress<\/em> (Cambridge University Press), a new book by Katrina McNally, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science<\/a> at Eckerd College.<\/p>\n

Advocating for disadvantaged and marginalized people is neither lucrative nor wildly popular within the halls of Congress. \u201cBut we know some people who do try to work on behalf of their poor or marginalized constituents,\u201d McNally says. \u201cWhat separates those folks from everybody else?\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” el_class=”lg_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Instead of looking at which groups are underserved, McNally focuses on how likely it is that a member of Congress will cultivate a reputation as an advocate for the disadvantaged, and under what circumstances.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\u201cI constructed a new measure of looking at what these advocates are known for,\u201d McNally says. \u201cTheir reputations. I read hundreds of pages of profiles of members of Congress from Congressional Quarterly. How often is it referenced that someone is working for or making public statements on behalf of these groups? Or voting for something that would benefit them?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWho, for instance, is talking about being a champion of women\u2019s rights or LGBTQ rights?\u201d<\/p>\n

McNally also examines why a member of Congress would choose to be an advocate. \u201cShared experience is a big factor,\u201d she says. \u201cDid you grow up poor? Those people tend to be the ones who break out of the pack.\u201d<\/p>\n

McNally, who earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, also argues that the concept of majority rule isn\u2019t completely accurate. \u201cThe basic democratic model we have is the more people there are of a certain group, the more likely it is that a member of Congress will represent them. But it doesn\u2019t work that way.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” el_class=”lg_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\u201cThink about groups like seniors or veterans. They have advocates everywhere in Congress, but those groups don\u2019t face the same challenges as other large groups. A big part of our population is composed of racial and ethnic minorities. But that basic connection to Congress that we would expect isn\u2019t there.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Although her book has been out only a few weeks, it has already caught the attention of scholars.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKatrina McNally\u2019s Representing the Disadvantaged<\/em> is theoretically strong, empirically impressive and vitally relevant in our increasingly diverse nation,\u201d says Wendy Schiller, professor of political science and director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy at Brown University. \u201cThis book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of congressional representation of seniors, the poor, women, racial and ethnic minorities, veterans, and the LGBTQ community. It should be read by everyone who wants to understand 21st-century congressional politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds Stella M. Rouse, professor in the Department of Government and Politics and director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland, \u201cThe challenges faced by the disadvantaged are different from those of the more advantaged. To better understand these challenges and how they can be addressed, we need to know who are the disadvantaged, how they are systematically distinct from other groups in American society, and what drives disadvantaged group advocacy in Congress. Katrina McNally tackles these timely questions in Representing the Disadvantaged<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

McNally says her hope for the book, which was five years in the making, is that it will help readers \u201cgain a better understanding of why members of Congress choose to advocate on behalf of disadvantaged and marginalized groups, and whether that can help open a door to identifying how to boost the representation those groups receive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to boost the representation of marginalized and disadvantaged groups,\u201d she adds, \u201cis to elect a more diverse Congress.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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