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A '''constituent''' is a ] residing in the area governed or represented by a ]; sometimes this is restricted to citizens who elected the politician. All the constituents who are registered to vote are referred to as the ]. |
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'''Constituent service''' is ] helping their constituents handle problems that can be best handled by a representative getting involved. Members of the ] (both Representatives and Senators) working in Washington, D.C. have a governmentally staffed district office to aid in constituent service. Many state legislatures have followed suit. |
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Elected officials tend to believe that responsiveness to their constituents is their highest professional responsibility. A longtime ] elected official, State Rep. Mark B. Cohen of ], said that "Opinions about political and governmental issues are always appropriate to share with elected officials. All too often, the gap between what people think and what they express is very wide, creating a vacuum filled of interests not representative of the general public." |
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In a looser sense, ]s and other such organizations can be referred to as constituents, if they have a significant presence in an area. |
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