@pmclaughlin44.bsky.social and I examine public opinion of candidates using campaign funds for childcare. Based on a survey experiment, we argue the policy of allowing parents, particularly mothers, to use campaign funds to pay for childcare may reduce the gender gap in political representation.

All in the family? Assessing the impact of child gender on congressional behavior We examine the impact of having a daughter on the legislative behavior of members of Congress using original biographical data from 1973 to 2015. Previous research has produced mixed results. We le...

This article is almost 6 years in the making. Great to see it finally find a home. @cjfinocchiaro.bsky.social
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Sarina Rhinehart

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I know many of my followers are experts on Congress and can speak eloquently about current events, but I am sharing the short piece I wrote for the UIS community on the House speaker vacancy.

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