Jacob L. Arvey Quotes

You should absolutely get involved, especially those local politics like school board seats. That's really where America happens.

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

Some city-council people are really awesome, but most are uninspired.

Representing the people of Welwyn Garden City makes me intensely proud.

We're representing our districts. I make decisions on my district.

At the federal level, as a member of Congress, you have one vote out of 435, and in the Senate, it's one out of 100. So, the ability to get some stuff done exists as a much larger opportunity at a local level than in the federal government.

I love my district, the 37th Legislative District in Washington State, where I have lived for more than 20 years.

It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.

Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system - like our physical existence - still breaks down along geographical lines.

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

Most politicians keep close tabs on what's happening back home and work assiduously to keep lines of communications open with the political players in their states or districts.

I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs.

There are different ways to get responsive government leaders but one of the more effective ways is to have them democratically elected.

I cannot run the political machine. I have enough on my hands without that. It is the people's business.

Grass Roots Convention

Each county elector makes his own rules

I have always felt that for local offices in a small place, where everybody knows everyone else, the vote should be more a question of the man than one of party allegiance.

I would consider running for office. But not for mayor.

I am not interested in state politics.

Spend a while listening to people in your district to make sure you understand how they are served well in government and how they could be served better.

I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member.

People elect their representatives from the Gram Panchayat to Parliament. They vest their will and hopes in these representatives. In turn, the people's representatives devote their lives to the service of nation.

I think it's lovely when people are more involved in local politics.