Sentence examples for instead of constituents from inspiring English sources

Due to Citizens United we have politicians beholden to campaign contributors instead of constituents.

When elected officials increasingly represent their contributors instead of constituents, voting becomes a form of disenfranchisement disguised as consent of the governed.

In this exclusive interview at his family's home in Ohio, Coussoule shared with me his reasons for running, his concerns about a representative devoted to out of state donors instead of constituents, and how he hopes to restore civility and practicality to Washington, calling John Boehner an embarrassment to the citizens of Ohio's 8th District.

"The Blue Dogs are carrying water for the industry instead of their constituents," said Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager for Health Care for America Now, a liberal pro-reform group.

Amatul-Wadud has portrayed Neal as someone who works for national donors instead of his constituents.

We pay with legislators beholden to those that can contribute instead of their constituents.

Thank you for showing the whole world just how far you and other conservatives are willing to go to serve your ideology instead of your constituents.

Instead of inviting constituents to community centers or school auditoriums, Democratic lawmakers would send out dial-in information for conference calls.

Once elected, members of Congress spend more than half their time raising money for their re-elections and "working with" the representatives of their campaign donations, instead of their constituents, to write and pass laws.

"This election should serve as a warning to all candidates and elected leaders who vote with the NRA instead of their constituents -- you will be held accountable by the voters come Election Day".

Republicans were predicting that this new Medicare drug law would mean a big boost for the President's chances in the 2004 election: as usual, Republicans were treating the general public as mere suckers to be exploited by Republican financial backers, instead of as constituents to be served by genuinely progressive legislation.