Peter Franchot Quotes

If elected, I shall consider the whole people of Sangamon my constituents, as well those that oppose as those that support me. While acting as their representative I shall be governed by their will on all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing what their will is.

Thomas Edison invented a voting machine so that legislators can just press a button. It was a failure. Legislators didn’t want people to know how they had voted.

As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes.

Here's what I've found in Louisiana: The voters want to know what you believe, what you stand for, and what you plan to do, not what shade your skin is.

No legislator ever got in trouble for voting against a bill that passed or for a bill that didn’t pass.

I'm an elected politician. If you don't agree with me, vote for somebody else.

I don't really worry what outside groups who score votes think. My job is to represent the people.

I am an elected official. I am a parent.

I'd like to vote for a bill. But I'm not going to vote for one unless I think it's going to be good for the area I represent.

I am voting in the midterm elections because I believe that when people engage with their local government, it reminds those placed in power that they are public servants who will be held accountable for their decisions.

I thank the voters of Upstate N.Y. for this privilege to serve and pledge to continue to work tirelessly on their behalf in this final term.

Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.

Voting for a politician is very different then saying you like somebody or don't like somebody.

If you're a representative, you listen to your constituents, and then you go vote their conscience. You don't go vote your special interest buddies' interest and then come back and justify it.

I've always tried to vote my conscience.

I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in 2014. The warm encouragement from many people to run for U.S. senator or the governorship was deeply humbling.

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.

Representative government demands an ongoing conversation between legislators and constituents.

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.

We represent people, and any good congressperson wants to know how their people at home feel about issues. I can tell you for sure in our office that is taken into account, and that is true for any congresspersons I know.

Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.

When you nominate for a seat, the expectation is that you serve that district and serve that seat if you are elected.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.