Becoming An Effective Congress Person

As a Congress person, there are many duties that must be done including constituent service, representation, legislation, and legislative oversight. I must constantly travel between my district to Washington to attend electoral duties, campaign for elections, meet with lobbyists, participate in committee activities, and the list goes on. Different Congressmen have different priorities, and those priorities may change with gaining maturity in office. The key to being an effective congress person is carefully selecting priorities and conducting a timely plan to deal with those priorities, but in government there are sudden changes and numerous complications.

As a legislator I must be well educated and seek to find what issues there are and how these issues may be resolved. To seek out these issues, I regularly and routinely hold meetings with lobbyists representing many different groups and I meet with executive officials, and attend committee hearings. Conversing with other congressional representatives also can bring up new issues and ideas regarding on how to handle certain major problems. My other sources include my congressional staff and …show more content…
The people of my district expect me to help the people by responding to the issues and needs of the district, to vote according to the wish of the majority of constituents, work on improving the economy, and to be honest, fair, and keep my promises. It is my duty to bring back benefits including jobs and funds to my home district, and help constituents in matters of importance to win the confidence and trust of my district. It is extremely important to me that I continue to communicate with my district through mailings, the internet, polls or questionnaires, and by meeting in person and making speeches. It is a must that I regularly draw attention to policy issues and to encourage more citizen participation in public