Maine Politics and Government, Second Edition

Palmer, Kenneth T.; Taylor, George; Lavigne, Jean E.; LiBrizzi, Marcus A.

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“…Based on these national data, we might assume Democrats are the more pro-tribal party in Maine. The state is noteworthy, however, for its tradition of independents, moderate Republicans, and a Democratic Party torn between urban and rural interests (Palmer et al 2009). The tribal representatives, for their part, are nonpartisan and do not caucus with either party.…”

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Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine

DeHart

Mamet

2023

State Politics Policy Q.

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Do reserved seats yield substantive representation for traditionally marginalized groups? To answer that question, we turn to a remarkable and little-studied institution: reserved seats for Native American tribes in the Maine House of Representatives. Tribal representatives, who can participate in debate but lack a vote, have represented tribes in Maine’s House of Representatives since statehood in 1820. We take advantage of a 1995 rule change that allowed tribal representatives to initiate legislation, and an original dataset of pro-tribal bills, to estimate the effect of reserved seats on the production of pro-tribal bills. We find that once tribal representatives were allowed to write bills, they produced over half of all tribal-related legislation during a 36-year period. Legislators with tribal constituents sponsored fewer relevant bills after the reform but continued to cosponsor pro-tribal legislation. Although our results show tribal representatives contribute to the legislative process, we caution that reserved seats are not a panacea for improving Indigenous representation.

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Section: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine

DeHart

Mamet

2023

State Politics Policy Q.

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Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine

DeHart

Mamet

2020

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Do reserved seats yield substantive representation for traditionally marginalized groups? To answer that question, we examine reserved seats for Native American tribes in the Maine legislature. Tribal representatives, who can participate in debate but lack a vote, have represented tribes in Maine's predominantly white legislature since statehood in 1820. We take advantage of a 1995 rule change that allowed tribal representatives to initiate legislation, and an original dataset of pro-tribal bills, to estimate the effect of reserved seats on the production of pro-tribal bills. We find that once tribal representatives were allowed to write bills, they produced over half of all tribal-related legislation during a 35-year period. Legislators with tribal constituents sponsored fewer relevant bills after the reform but continued to cosponsor pro-tribal legislation. Although our results are promising, we caution that reserved seats are not a panacea for improving indigenous representation.

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Maine Politics and Government, Second Edition

Cited by 3 publications

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Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine

Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine

Digging In: Academic and Practitioner Insights on Cultivating Reciprocal, Sustained Campus-Community Undergraduate Research Partnerships

Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine

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