Constituent Engagement Quotes

I have an open door to meet with my constituents and that I work hard to respond to their needs, and I'm proud of the constituent service that we provide.

Some of my constituents let me know, that they would not listen to me on such a dry subject as the welfare of the nation, until they had something to drink, and that I must treat them.

What provides me with the strength and conviction to walk proudly among protesters so angry about the policies I endorse is the support I absorb when I am in my own constituency. Whenever I am at home, I am met with smiling faces, and words of thanks, even hugs.

Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about government's failure to fix real problems.

[Sean] Spicer's message echoed what President Trump tweeted.The so-called angry crowds in home districts of some Republicans are actually, in numerous cases, planned out by liberal activists. Sad.But underneath those dismissals, lies and urgency inside the White House to figure this out, and quickly.

We've got to build a durable relationship of trust with voters around the things that they are most concerned about.

I think that the people in Indiana want to see more jobs, more opportunity. And they want to make sure that Washington listens to them.

The politician is your best friend - he always wants to be there when he's asking for your vote. But then, often, he doesn't have time for you when he gets into office. To me, it's the opposite. They should listen to you more when they're actually in office.

Political leaders, lacking documents that could be kept secret (apart from the occasional exception), lacking media they could control, were of necessity brought into a direct and immediate relationship with their constituents, and therefore under more and direct and immediate control.

Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

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

What will get you elected through a tough election cycle and what will get you kicked out when you should have won is whether your constituents feel like their Member of Congress respects them or not.

You don't win elections on Election Day. You win them by what you do all year round, by the day-to-day good will you generate in each precinct.

Representative government demands an ongoing conversation between legislators and constituents.

As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes.

Senator Franken was a strong voice for Minnesota and I'm also a strong voice for Minnesota.

I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what's going on here in Washington.

I think we are living in an age where we really need to have bilingual leaders so that we can communicate with our constituents.

I just want to be a really good congressman. You should look at what you are today and be the very best you can.

Most politicians have to find a way past that allergy. They have to find a way to go door to door, person to person, or else they don't win.

I go everywhere in the state and I listen to Montanans, whether it's in conservative areas or liberal areas, and take those ideas back to Washington, D.C., and put them into action.

To make representation real and actual, the number of Representatives ought to be adequate; they ought to mix with the people, think as they think, feel as they feel, ought to be perfectly amenable to them, and thoroughly acquainted with their interest and condition:

I hate to lose the constituency that I've worked with, but I've got 170,000 people to meet in my new district.

We're doing everything we can to solidify my base of support in the 4th Congressional district.

When I'm elected to the Senate, I will continue to meet with all Marylanders, whether we agree on every issue or not.