15 tips for being an effective legislator: practical wisdom on coping with increasingly complex issues.

State LegislaturesVol. 35 Nbr. 1, January 2009

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TOOLS OF THE TRADE

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15 tips for being an effective legislator: practical wisdom on coping with increasingly complex issues.

"Listen, think and vote your conscience. Your constituents will not always agree with you, but they will respect you for thinking through the issues and leveling with them."

--SENATOR LETICIA VAN DE PUTTE, TEXAS

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1. HONOR THE INSTITUTION

Thomas Jefferson did it, and so did James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and other builders of our governmental institutions. They worked tirelessly to make representative government work. Now the...

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