While Alicia, an African American woman in her early thirties, has rarely found herself upset with her longtime congressional representative, a 62-year-old white man, she believes that a woman closer to her age might have given more attention to issues such as abortion and the cost of child care.Alicia thinks having a black woman as her representative would be even more ideal, since the official would then be more likely to care about continued discrimination.As mentioned above, Alicia can be said to see potential in ________________ representation.

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Descriptive representation refers to the idea that elected officials should represent not only the interests but also the characteristics (such as race, gender, age) of the constituents. Alicia believes a representative who shares her demographic characteristics would better address her concerns.

While Alicia, an African American Woman in Her Early Thirties