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The Influence Of Campaign Contributions On Proportionality Of Representation In The United States Congress, Jamesha Cox
The Influence Of Campaign Contributions On Proportionality Of Representation In The United States Congress, Jamesha Cox
HIM 1990-2015
There are proportionally fewer Hispanic Americans, African Americans and women in Congress than in the United States population. Existing literature prescribes a variety of explanations for this disparity including skewed nominations procedures, differing participation rates, racial gerrymandering, voting biases, and funding inequities. This study revisits one aspect of the underrepresentation issue: campaign contributions. Money has been an integral component of the electoral process since before the American Revolution and its impact on the current composition of Congress ought to be explored to a greater extent. Previous research shows that contributors rarely, if at all, discriminate on the basis of gender. …