Sara Gideon Quotes

I shall hold myself particularly answerable to my constituents for my present conduct, and in general to all my fellow Citizens throughout these States, when properly questioned.

Our constituents rightly hold us accountable for results.

It is a tenet of representative democracy that MPs are not delegates for their constituents. This means that their decisions and actions are ultimately governed by putting the best interests of all their constituency before all else.

First and foremost, the duty of a representative is to represent the interests of his constituents.

We are absolutely going to make sure Paul Ryan is being held accountable to the people.

My constituents are my employers - if I let them down I should be accountable to them.

I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.

I can only answer for Chuck Grassley; I can't answer for anybody else.

My focus is on my 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.

Is it not natural that a man who is a candidate for the favor of the people, and who is dependant on the suffrages of his fellow-citizens for the continuation of his public honors, should take care to inform himself of their dispositions and inclinations…? This dependant [creates] strong chords of sympathy between the Representative and the constituent.

It has ever been my opinion that the electors have a right to instruct their members. For my part, I shall always think it my duty in Parliament to be guided by your counsels and instructions. I shall consider myself the servant of my constituents, not their master—subservient to their will, not superior to it.

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.

We are hiring too many people who are called politicians, and we are not holding them accountable…. You do not hire someone and not tell them what to do. Make a trip to Washington and see that they are doing what you want them to do.

MPs are paid to be representatives of their constituents. They have to do that job.

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

People get Washington-ized a lot of times, being down there for awhile, and forget that we're called members of the House of Representatives because we're meant to represent people.

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.

When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you.

I look forward to continuing to represent the people I'm currently serving, as well as the new communities that will be a part of this district in the future.

Part of the problem you have is that you don't have a dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. They've built these barricades, these barriers around themselves and tried to avoid interaction with their constituents.

Saying 'no' to very bad legislation is not wrong. In fact, when the American people tell you that they don't want the health care bill, you've got a responsibility to say no.

My dad was a congressman, and he taught me at a very early age, 'They voted for me, they view me as theirs, and I am.' Our family's phone in Memphis was always listed. It rang all day and all night.

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job.