@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.

This article is almost 6 years in the making. Great to see it finally find a home. @cjfinocchiaro.bsky.social Bennie Ashton Sarina Rhinehart www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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. www.uis.edu/news/conside...