“…Research examines whether descriptive representation affects responsiveness to minority interests in numerous behaviors, including roll call voting (Hero and Tolbert, ; Kerr and Miller, ; Canon, ; Tate, ; Knoll, ), bill sponsorship and co‐sponsorship (Canon, ; Bratton, ; Wilson, ), communication patterns (Canon, ; Wilson, ), committee participation (Gamble, ; Minta, ), district activities (Swain, ; Canon, ; Fenno, ), and other behaviors. Limited controversy withstanding, mostly in research on Latino representation, the consensus emerging from this literature is that descriptive representation enhances support for the interests of minority groups.…”