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If You Feel Like Congress Doesn’t Care About People Like You, Here’s A Chart That May Explain Why

The 113th Congress is the most diverse ever … and it’s still overwhelmingly white and male. Women and people of color can run for office, but they have a hard time getting elected. What will it take to make our government reflect our people?

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