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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2021

Katrina F. McNally

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Eckerd College, Florida

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Information: Representing the Disadvantaged
Group Interests and Legislator Reputation in US Congress
, pp. 265 - 266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974172.014 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2021
Creative Commons: This content is Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC-BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/cclicenses/

Index

#MeToo, 1

advocacy window, 7, 28–31, 121–122, 169, 229, 231

ambient temperature, 83, 126

American National Election Study, 26, 79

American Voter, The, 15

Americans with Disabilities Act, 12

Baldwin, Tammy, 160

Becerra, Xavier, 105

Bilirakis, Michael, 40

Black Lives Matter, 1

Boxer, Barbara, 41, 144

Brown-Waite, Ginny, 90

Castor, Kathy, 172

Chisholm, Shirley, 1, 42

Civil Rights Act, 12, 71

Cohen, Steve, 231

collective action, 16, 17

Congressional Bills Project, 182

Congressional Black Caucus, 32, 231

congressional committees, 4, 201–221

constituency

definition of, 13

size, 76–77, 126

Crowley, Joe, 113

DeGette, Diana, 172

DeLauro, Rosa, 71–72

descriptive representation, 18–19, 32, 108–109, 157–160

disadvantaged groups

challenges, 2

definition of, 22

Dole, Bob, 144

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, 4, 57, 105

DREAMers, 1

dyadic representation, 13–14

Equal Rights Amendment, 12

Federalist 51, 2

feeling thermometer, 79, 81

Feinstein, Diane, 144

Fenno, Richard, 38

Flake, Jeff, 136

GI Bill, 12

Glenn, John, 144

Graham, Bob, 129

group affect. See ambient temperature

Hansen, Eric, 21–22

Haynie, Kerry, 53

Hinojosa, Ruben, 50

Hirono, Mazie, 164

Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act, 73

Kildee, Dale, 6

LaHood, Ray, 96

Ledbetter, Lilly, 72

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 71

Lee, Barbara, 116

legislative actions, 53–55

legislative reputation. See reputation

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, 71

Mack, Connie, 136

Mansbridge, Jane, 32

Martinez, Mel, 164

Matthews, Donald, 132

McCain, John, 136

Medicaid, 12, 25

Medicare, 12, 93, 129

Metzenbaum, Howard, 144

Miler, Kristina, 61

Miller, George, 71

Moseley-Braun, Carol, 169, 232

Nadler, Jerrold, 102

Native American Housing Assistance Act, 73

Obama, Barack, 71, 169

Occupy Wall Street, 1

Owens, Major, 97

Paycheck Fairness Act, 71

Pelosi, Nancy, 71

Pepper, Claude, 36–37

Policy Agenda’s Project, 182

political party, effect of, 31–32, 61–65, 88

Politics in America, 6, 49, 50–53, 88, 109

Rapp, David, 51

Reed, Jack, 57

Renzi, Rick, 72–73, 172

reputation, 182

definition of, 38–39

measurement of, 50, 53–58

reputational statements, 55–56

Rockefeller, Jay, 45

Rodriguez, Ciro, 6

Romney, Mitt, 43

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, 37

Ross, Mike, 50

Sanders, Bernie, 43

Schiller, Wendy, 38, 143

Serrano, Jose, 6

Simpson, Alan, 136

Snowe, Olympia, 6

Social Security, 4, 93

Stark, Pete, 116

Swers, Michele, 38, 45

Tate, Katherine, 32

Thurman, Karen, 90

Thurmond, Strom, 44

Treul, Sarah, 21–22

Violence Against Women Act, 12

Voting Rights Act, 4, 12, 57

Wilson, Frederica, 58

Wynn, Albert, 113

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Katrina F. McNally, Eckerd College, Florida
Book: Representing the Disadvantaged
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Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974172.014

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