Professor Michael Minta, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

0:12 – Background
3:03 – Areas of Research
4:12 – What questions did you have on under represented groups?
7:00 – What were the findings?
11:27 – Is there a difference in legislative activity by minority groups?
14:17 – Membership activity among the minority
18:37 – The role of special interest groups with under represented groups
22:51 – Lobbying activity
24:58 – How do lobbying groups provide information?
27:27 – Where is the lobbying activity happening?
28:29 – Redistricting
34:00 – Competition within districts
35:36 – Pandemic Research
[Lightning Round]
38:56 – What do you think congressional representation should mean?
48:55 – How would your ideal Congress allocate its time?
51:47 – How should debate, deliberation, or dialogue occur or be structured in Congress?
54:00 – What fundamental institutional improvement should Congress make within the next 50 years?
56:48 – What book or article most shaped your thinking with respect to congressional reform?
58:19 – Sunset Provisions
1:01:49 – Long term plans

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