"she Googled the word constituent. The definition of constituent is somebody who is part of a community. It doesn't matter what their legal status is if somebody is an asylum seeker, if somebody has a heart, if somebody is a U.S. citizen, if somebody lives in the community, I represent them, she said. According to Ansari, constituent does not refer to a voter. I don't care if these, if none of these individuals can vote for me."
"According to Oxford Languages and Google, the definition of constituent can be part of a whole or a component of something, but it also means being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect or a member of a constituency. A constituency is defined as a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body."
Rep. Yassamin Ansari said she Googled "constituent" after right-wing media criticized her for calling undocumented immigrants her constituents. She defined constituent as somebody who is part of a community and said legal status does not matter if a person lives in the community; she asserted she represents them. Ansari said constituent does not necessarily refer to a voter and added she does not care if those individuals can vote for her. Oxford Languages and Google list definitions that include both being part of a whole and being a voting member, and define constituency as a body of voters. Rep. Pat Harrigan criticized Ansari and questioned her fitness to write laws.
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