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Working-class people rarely have a seat ‘at the legislative table’ in state capitols tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Just 116 of the nearly 7,400 state legislators in the United States come from working-class backgrounds, and the dearth of working-class legislators raises concerns that economic challenges such as wage stagnation and the rising cost of living will get short shrift in state capitols.

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