Pete Gallego Quotes

My focus is on my constituents.

My concept of hitting the ground running and being an effective legislator is to focus on my district and having really good constituent work.

My constituency is my top priority.

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.

Politics is a people business. I like people.

My district goes a long ways across the southern part of Ohio, so just the opportunity to get to know so many people is a highlight itself, win or lose.

[Describing a congressman's role:] ... a sort of super lobbyist for his constituents.

I wasn't elected to avoid conflict. I was elected to represent the people of the 2nd District.

My staff in Washington and in the state will be dedicated to constituent services and the best representation for our state.

As the MP for Islington South and Finsbury, I have the privilege of representing one of the most diverse constituencies in the U.K.

The job of an elected official is to communicate, to talk with constituents, to talk with the people of America, and I think Alexandria is excellent at doing that.

Real estate sales was perfect training for the experience to go into public life because you learn to accept rejection, learn to meet new people, learn to work with people and find common ground. That's the way you sell houses... that's also the way you win over constituency.

One of my goals here in Congress, being the youngest member of the California delegation, is to really try and get the institution to upgrade the way it communicates with its constituents.

For me to get out in the congressional district that I represent and see all the things that we manufacture there, produce there, to get to know its people better, its businesses better and its government leaders better, all of those things have enriched me.

The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower.

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.

To me, a politician's job is to listen to constituents' problems and try to sort them out.

We've got to get back to old-fashioned politics that's in touch with the people we seek to represent and to avoid self-inflicted wounds.

It has been the greatest privilege of my adult and public life to have served, for 32 years, as the Member of Parliament for our local Highlands and Islands communities.

But clearly at the same time you've got to get out there and connect with voters and actually respond to the needs, the frustrations, whatever problems their now saying are not being adequately solved.

I'm a good legislator. I'm a bad some other things.

I hope that at the end of the seven years, people will say that I have been of some inspirational value to them at home in terms of inclusiveness and abroad, I look forward to representing Ireland.

My job is to reach out to 8 million people whether they voted for me or not.

No one ever asserts that politics has no role in apportionment or redistricting.

I really hate I being a congressman because all it is is constituent service.