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You have to sort of see the way that the character behaves, and what the character says and does, and claim it in the same way that you claim anything, really.

I never misrepresent my position - you've got to be strong enough to make the argument and marshal the case.

You want to stake your own claim. You don't want to be called a copycat.

What I try to do is tell my constituents that this is what I believe and this is why I made that vote. And I think that that makes more sense to people generally than trying to triangulate some political position.

It's very hard to uphold individual liberty when the person you're representing is often a crook.

When someone makes a claim against the state, that person must legally verify that the facts in the claim are true.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

But I'm not trying to convince anybody how to vote or how to live. Nobody's ever successfully accused me of being realistic.

You don't want to write your own opinion, you don't want to just represent yourself, but represent yourself through someone else.

I wasn't elected to avoid conflict. I was elected to represent the people of the 2nd District.