I lived in his district but was only a kid and not aware of politics... Looking back even then I do recall the battles over districting, gerrymandering, etc... I always thought it was weird that the parts that made his district weren't even connected, and being an adult now realizing just how disparate the make up of the citizens in those geo-areas are/were. Seems like some issues just keep repeating themselves.

I don't fault him, he played the game as the cards were dealt and as said above was an effective rep.