If you go to community meetings, your constituents will appreciate the time you spend learning about their concerns.

If you cast a vote on a bill that they may not agree with, they are more likely to recognize  that you spent time studying the issue before you cast your vote.

At lunch today, I gave that advice to a delegate who’s now in his second four-year term.

I try to practice what I preach.

When we returned to the House office building, I ran into a member of the Racing Commission.

He thanked me for being the only legislator who attends the monthly commission meetings.

Same principle, different forum.