From the 1980s to the mid‐2010s, nearly three‐quarters of members newly elected to the
US House of Representatives had previous elected experience; however, only half of the …

Previous research has shown that in congressional campaigns, incumbents behave very
differently than their challengers, especially on social media. The research that currently …

Does gender influence how candidates in the United States present their prior political
experience to voters? Messaging one's experience might demonstrate a history of power …

Despite a long history of physician service in the US Congress, scholars have not yet
provided a systematic study of physician members of Congress (PMCs) behavior once …

In today's congressional elections, politicians are increasingly presumed to run on the same
party-driven platforms, offering voters the same choices throughout the country. Many argue …

The polarization of political elites, proliferation of campaign contributions, and importance of
primary elections are three features which define the modern era of politics in the United …

Measuring strategic ideological positioning is fundamental to the study of representation in
political science. But current measures of candidate positioning present limitations for the …

Estimating Ideology for US House of Representatives Primary Candidates: Word Embeddings
and Campaign Websites Page 1 Estimating Ideology for US House of Representatives Primary …

Executive Summary The Research Team had the pleasure to work with the Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) to give our contribution towards the …

In 2018, the rise of the progressive faction represented a significant change to the operation
of the Democratic coalition. However, we know little about how the new wave of progressive …