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Primary residence of your senator or house representative (1 Viewer)
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FairWarning
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They should have some ties back to it, yes. How many don't?
My senator had no rental or residence here for several years He lives in dc with wife and his kids go to school in dc. He stays with his parents when in state. He did just purchase a house in state but it will not be his primary residence.
Sand
Footballguy
Maintaining two households is expensive. DC is incredibly expensive and CT ain't too far behind. I can see why he/she located in DC. Do they at least hail from the state, etc.?
Yes originally. Since Ted Cruz getting a hard time now I thought about the fact my senator doesn’t even live in the state he represents. Like a reverse carpet bagger.
Sand
Footballguy
Politics is all about perception. Ted should have known better. At least he got right back on a plane - minimized the mistake.
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
You are required to be in DC most of the time.
I agree but we all know the vast majority of politicians think they can do as they please. But how can you represent without even living in your state or district?
Sand
Footballguy
Shula-holic
Footballguy
Tough question. As others stated DC is expensive and it's not like it used to be. I had a friend whose great grandfather was a US Senator for awhile. He went to Washington part of the year and came home and ran his farm the rest. I doubt it's financially feasible in many situations and you add in the travel expense it would be quite costly. I guess it's up to the voters in each state to ultimately decide that.
Sand
Footballguy
Correct. It’s Chris Murphy a lawyer who isn’t hurting financially either. Let’s face it, politicians have two primary objectives- get re-elected which is an automatic in Connecticut and get rich.
Sea Duck
Footballguy
Sure, why not? It's not like they need to physically breathe within the borders of the state in order to keep up with the concerns of the constituents.
Besides, would it really be any different if they rented a small apartment and visited once a year?
GordonGekko
Footballguy
Barracks style housing in DC. All those in Congress must have a roommate with a member across the aisle. Rotating room assignments every month. One month, AOC has to live with Ted Cruz. Then Matt Gaetz. Then Jim Jordan. Cocaine Mitch needs to room with Maxine Waters, then Shirley Jackson Lee then Amy Klobuchar. Force people to learn to "live" with their political rivals. Nothing more humorous to me than Ted Cruz and AOC falling in love and having a baby together. The baby would be called C Square in the media. Then they have to eat only food used in government assistance. That's it.
Back in their home state, their family must, mandatory, live in the poorest district period. Taxpayers dollars mean you get rented a house in that area on the government dime. Whatever minimum wage is that state, that's the cost of living stipend for the family, they cannot exceed that amount.
Thinking about having your wife getting shot in a drive by shooting or your kids beaten to death while walking to school should open some eyes real fast about fixing the problems of that state.
bostonfred volunteers to room with Jen Psaki. Lindsay Graham will keep pounding his fist in the wall shouting at bostonfred to stop screaming "Circle back again, it's my birthday"
IvanKaramazov
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The Z Machine
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Rich Conway
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Wouldn't taxpayers be picking up all travel costs? I imagine taxpayers would pick up the cost of a rental in DC as well. That said, the original question is a good one. I think the real answer is that much of what is done in DC could easily be done remotely with today's technology, and we should encourage representatives to live and spend more time in the districts they represent.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Agreed. If the person represents my interests well she can live anywhere she wants.
dawgtrails
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crackattack
Footballguy
This. As long as they listen too, and act/vote in accordance with their constituents, I honestly don't care if they live in DC full time.
I do believe the should return frequently though. Hold town halls, virtual meetings etc etc.
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Shula-holic
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I believe it might be more difficult to represent your interests if they don’t live there. Wouldn’t they get out of touch with what’s important to their constituents over time?
fatguyinalittlecoat
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Dinsy Ejotuz
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tommyGunZ
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