Constituent Opinion Quotes

The one endorsement that makes the most difference is from the constituents in the district.

I think it's difficult for members of Congress to be as independent as they need to be in their voting.

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.

Sen. Clinton carried our district, and it is difficult to vote against your constituents.

It is a terrible thing to live in fear of their constituents to the extent which many members [of Congress] do. I would rather be defeated every day in the year than suffer such fear.

A voting record is your work product. It tells people where you stand on issues, and for better or worse it implies you're there doing what you're elected to do. It's the only litmus test available.

Every member has his own way of sorting out the conflict between personal judgment and constituent opinion.

It ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinion, high respect; their business, unremitted attention.