Determine Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The electors see their representative not only as a legislator for the state but also as the natural protector of local interests in the…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

First and foremost, the duty of a representative is to represent the interests of his constituents.

— Chuck Fleischmann

Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent…

— Ezra G. Levin

When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you.

— Keith Ellison

Representative democracy frequently manifests a disconnect between parliamentarians and the people, so that parliamentarians have agendas that do not correspond with the wishes of…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

— Amy Klobuchar

REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and without discernible hope of promotion in the next.

— Ambrose Bierce

In the Constitution, there is no idea of a political party. It is representatives of every constituency because it is so vibrant and varied.

— Prakash Raj

The people have the right to know whether or not the person they elect has the capacity to represent them.

— Ron Crumpton

We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they're…

— Mark Thomas

It is a tenet of representative democracy that MPs are not delegates for their constituents. This means that their decisions and actions are ultimately…

— Gina Miller

Politicians are interesting people and they have good and bad qualities.

— Sayaji Shinde