Constituent Advocacy Quotes

I'm running because Hoosiers deserve a senator who makes promises here in Indiana and then keeps them in Washington.

Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district.

I will be my own kind of senator using my own best judgment and my own experience.

I look forward to representing the voters of District 30 and moving the state in a new direction.

A newly elected representative quickly discovers that his job in government-aside from making new laws-is to act as a broker, middleman, special pleader and finagler.

After hearing from my colleagues, I have decided to run for Speaker of the House. Let's work together to make a difference for our country.

Susan Brooks is a hard-working public servant who has spent her career fighting for Hoosiers. In Congress, she was the first woman from Indiana to chair a committee, and has become one of the most effective lawmakers in Washington: her dedicated work on behalf of her constituents and our state will be missed.

For over 25 years, Lacy Clay has been a powerful voice for working families and a tireless advocate for the people of St. Louis. And throughout his long career in public service, I've considered Lacy a close personal friend.

It's our duty in Congress to bring the voices of our communities to Washington.

What you get when you elect Lisa Murkowski is you get somebody who builds on that legacy that Ted Stevens built for our state for 40 years that continues on that path, that trajectory, to helping a young state like Alaska build us out.

Senator Mikulski has done an outstanding job representing Maryland in the U.S. Senate for nearly 30 years.

My federal, state, and local experience will allow me the opportunity to effectively represent the constituents of the Fourth District.

Part of my job is to advocate on my constituents' behalf to federal agencies who aren't always responsive.

I've got the best job in the world being a senator from the United States, a senator from South Carolina in the United States Senate, representing South Carolina in the United States Senate is a dream job for me, but the world is literally falling apart. And we can't get anything done here at home. So that drives my thinking more than anything else.

I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And I think I made a difference here on important issues.

The electors see their representative not only as a legislator for the state but also as the natural protector of local interests in the legislature; indeed, they almost seem to think that he has a power of attorney to represent each constituent, and they trust him to be as eager in their private interests as in those of the country.

I have been blessed, working both at the local level on a community school board, the state assembly, four years in the state senate, and now almost 12 years in the House of Representatives.

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

I was a very, very good congressman.

John Spratt did a great job of constituent service. When somebody had a problem, he would jump on it. The reason I ran against him was that he was one way in the district and then when he got to Washington, he voted the opposite.

What we need to do is stand up and fight for our people in our states.

In the district I represent, I have to talk to everybody.

My constituency is my top priority.

My focus is on my constituents.