Sally Friedman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rockefeller College, University at Albany, State University of New York.

"…a fresh look at representation in an era when national politics have increasingly shaped the relationships between legislators and their constituencies … it furthers our understanding of Congress from the grass roots." — Political Science Quarterly"Thoughtfully researched and carefully reasoned." — CHOICE"The changes in representational processes in today's highly partisan era require us to rethink much of the conventional wisdom about American political institutions. Friedman weaves this focus throughout the book and addresses the variation that exists in the way members of Congress adjust to these changes." — Bruce I. Oppenheimer, Vanderbilt University

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s Note1. Introduction 2. Overview of Theoretical and Methodological Concerns 3. Rethinking the Local-National DebateCarolyn Maloney: Getting Involved at Home and in WashingtonAmo Houghton: Public Service with a Business SlantJohn McHugh: "I Know the Process and I Know the Players" 4. National Parties, Individual Choices (with Christopher Witko) Sue Kelly: Balancing Constituent Interests, Issues, and Party Michael McNulty: Interactions among Party, Constituency, and a Changing Political Context Carolyn McCarthy: Politics Made Personal on Long Island’s 4th 5. The Local-National Connection and the Representation of Minorities (with Michael Rogers)Eliot Engel: Bringing Together DifferenceNydia Velazquez: Latino Culture Drives the Politics of the 12th6. Balancing Constituencies: Fenno’s Bull’s-eye Model in the 1990sJack Quinn: Having Your Cake and Eating It TooMaurice Hinchey: Issue Activist at Home in his District7. Concluding PerspectivesPostscriptNotesWorks CitedIndex

Sally Friedman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rockefeller College, University at Albany, State University of New York.

"…a fresh look at representation in an era when national politics have increasingly shaped the relationships between legislators and their constituencies … it furthers our understanding of Congress from the grass roots." — Political Science Quarterly"Thoughtfully researched and carefully reasoned." — CHOICE"The changes in representational processes in today's highly partisan era require us to rethink much of the conventional wisdom about American political institutions. Friedman weaves this focus throughout the book and addresses the variation that exists in the way members of Congress adjust to these changes." — Bruce I. Oppenheimer, Vanderbilt University

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s Note1. Introduction 2. Overview of Theoretical and Methodological Concerns 3. Rethinking the Local-National DebateCarolyn Maloney: Getting Involved at Home and in WashingtonAmo Houghton: Public Service with a Business SlantJohn McHugh: "I Know the Process and I Know the Players" 4. National Parties, Individual Choices (with Christopher Witko) Sue Kelly: Balancing Constituent Interests, Issues, and Party Michael McNulty: Interactions among Party, Constituency, and a Changing Political Context Carolyn McCarthy: Politics Made Personal on Long Island’s 4th 5. The Local-National Connection and the Representation of Minorities (with Michael Rogers)Eliot Engel: Bringing Together DifferenceNydia Velazquez: Latino Culture Drives the Politics of the 12th6. Balancing Constituencies: Fenno’s Bull’s-eye Model in the 1990sJack Quinn: Having Your Cake and Eating It TooMaurice Hinchey: Issue Activist at Home in his District7. Concluding PerspectivesPostscriptNotesWorks CitedIndex

Sally Friedman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rockefeller College, University at Albany, State University of New York.

"…a fresh look at representation in an era when national politics have increasingly shaped the relationships between legislators and their constituencies … it furthers our understanding of Congress from the grass roots." — Political Science Quarterly"Thoughtfully researched and carefully reasoned." — CHOICE"The changes in representational processes in today's highly partisan era require us to rethink much of the conventional wisdom about American political institutions. Friedman weaves this focus throughout the book and addresses the variation that exists in the way members of Congress adjust to these changes." — Bruce I. Oppenheimer, Vanderbilt University

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s Note1. Introduction 2. Overview of Theoretical and Methodological Concerns 3. Rethinking the Local-National DebateCarolyn Maloney: Getting Involved at Home and in WashingtonAmo Houghton: Public Service with a Business SlantJohn McHugh: "I Know the Process and I Know the Players" 4. National Parties, Individual Choices (with Christopher Witko) Sue Kelly: Balancing Constituent Interests, Issues, and Party Michael McNulty: Interactions among Party, Constituency, and a Changing Political Context Carolyn McCarthy: Politics Made Personal on Long Island’s 4th 5. The Local-National Connection and the Representation of Minorities (with Michael Rogers)Eliot Engel: Bringing Together DifferenceNydia Velazquez: Latino Culture Drives the Politics of the 12th6. Balancing Constituencies: Fenno’s Bull’s-eye Model in the 1990sJack Quinn: Having Your Cake and Eating It TooMaurice Hinchey: Issue Activist at Home in his District7. Concluding PerspectivesPostscriptNotesWorks CitedIndex