Sentence examples for voters representative from inspiring English sources

Potentially Unacceptable to Swing Voters Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska Most vice presidential nominees, like the presidential nominees themselves, tend to be roughly in the middle of their parties rather than at one of the wings.

HOUSTON — Nearly two weeks after a gunman shot her in the head at an outdoor meeting with voters, Representative Gabrielle Giffords was transferred by air Friday to Memorial Hermann hospital here to begin what is likely to be a long and arduous rehabilitation.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's assertion that she played a quiet but major role in several policy and legislative efforts by the Clinton administration cannot be trusted and stems from a bid to "reinvent" herself for voters, Representative Rick A. Lazio said yesterday.

In an exchange fueled entirely by questions from voters, Representative Bob Franks, the Republican candidate for Senate, and his Democratic rival, Jon S. Corzine, slalomed through an eclectic array of issues that included the growing menace of Canada geese, burdensome tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and potential terrorist attacks in the state.

No less a figure than Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the Court's majority opinion in 2000 that parties had the constitutional right to exclude certain voters: "Representative democracy in any populous unit of governance is unimaginable without the ability of citizens to band together in promoting among the electorate candidates who espouse their political views.

"This is another example of how Chris Shays has totally lost touch with Connecticut voters," said Representative Robert T. Matsui of California, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Rural Tottori has roughly 240,000 voters per representative.

The Detroit News survey found that Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, has support from 12 percent of likely voters while Representative Ron Paul has 9 percent.

In Florida, voters rejected Representative Allen B. West, a retired Army colonel who became one of the most visible faces of the Tea Party movement.

He also served, at times, as the town's probate judge, assessor, treasurer, registrar of voters, and representative to the State Legislature.

The Republican contenders who seem to be making the most direct appeals to evangelical voters are Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota; Tim Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota; Rick Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania; and Newt Gingrich of Georgia, a former House speaker, who declined an invitation to speak.