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  2. Political representation - Wikipedia

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    The politico model came about when theorists recognized that representatives rarely consistently act as just a delegate or just a trustee when representing their constituents. It is a hybrid of the two models discussed above and involves representatives acting as delegates and trustees, depending on the issue. [citation needed]

  3. Trustee model of representation - Wikipedia

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    This model was formulated by Edmund Burke [2] (1729–1797), an Irish MP and philosopher, who opposed the delegate model of representation. In the trustee model, Burke argued that his behavior in Parliament should be informed by his knowledge and experience, allowing him to serve the public interest. Essentially, a trustee considers an issue ...

  4. Delegate model of representation - Wikipedia

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    The delegate model of representation is a model of a representative democracy. In this model, constituents elect their representatives as delegates for their constituency . These delegates act only as a mouthpiece for the wishes of their constituency/state and have no autonomy from the constituency only the autonomy to vote for the actual ...

  5. Delegate (American politics) - Wikipedia

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    Delegate is the title of a person elected to the United States House of Representatives to serve the interests of an organized United States territory, at present only overseas or the District of Columbia, but historically in most cases in a portion of North America as the precursor to one or more of the present states of the union.

  6. Tammy Duckworth - Wikipedia

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    Ladda Tammy Duckworth [3] (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017.

  7. Lawyer helping RFK Jr. hire health staff petitioned FDA to ...

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    The lawyer helping RFK Jr. pick federal health officials for the Trump administration has a history of suing the government agencies that the cabinet pick will oversee.

  8. Trump transition official warns Justice Dept staff against ...

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    An attorney helping President-elect Donald Trump assemble his new administration warned career employees at the U.S. Justice Department on Monday that they could be fired if they tried to resist ...

  9. Politico - Wikipedia

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    Politico (stylized in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company.Founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007, [4] it covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others.