“When our Harrisburg representatives run for office, they tell voters that they will represent us. But they don’t. In fact, they willingly agree not to.” –Letter to the editor, Trib Media, September 6, 2022
The first time I heard “you don’t represent us” was when it was screamed at me in a town hall meeting, back when I was a congressional aide. Town hall meetings offer an opportunity to listen to feedback from the district, but they often get commandeered by angry constituents with a host of issues to air, and their most frequent complaint is the “lack of representation.”
Can you blame them? Do you feel represented by your elected officials? One of the things I hear most frequently from members of our community is that elected officials don’t represent us, don’t fight hard enough on issues that we care about, and don’t even understand our positions.
On the other hand, can you blame the elected officials?
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