No, they aren't and no, they don't.
They are mostly actors hired by the factions. They do their bidding and are paid handsomely for it.
I support term limits for all elected officials. That would be two terms in office, followed by a long term in prison.
They are our elected employees and they do work for us. If they act like anything else, we the people need to fire them.
That’s why we the people need to reform our elections.
-Wipe the voter rolls completely
Want to vote, you have to re-register, in person at the clerk office.
-Two forms of government issued ID. One must prove citizenship
-Eliminate early voting
-Eliminate mail in voting
-Limit absentee voting to those with a good reason
-ID required to vote
-Purple ink on right index finger after voting
-Repeat every ten years