Introduction -- AARP's history: growing up and branching out -- AARP and its members: maintaining America's largest interest group -- A pragmatic voice and a powerful ally -- AARP's influence: thirty-eight million members, Washington insider status, and no campaign dollars -- Business, advocacy,...

Asymmetric information between voters and legislative representatives poses a major challenge to the functioning of representative democracy. We examine whether representatives are more likely to serve long-term campaign donors instead of constituents during times of low media attention to...

We examine whether representatives are more likely to serve long-term campaign donors instead of constituents during times of low media attention to politics. Based on 425 roll calls between 2005 and 2014 in the US House of Representatives, we show that representatives are more likely to vote...