I’m with you in the corruption concern, but securing reelection is in practice often an encouragement to corruption as is securing and exit gig, given the role of monied interests in our system. 1/

I’m not with you in the legislative expertise concern. Legislative expertise properly belongs in parties and their staff, not electeds. Relying on electeds for expertise creates a strong and pernicious incumbency bias. 2/

We end up torn between candidates who earnestly advocate for our values and interests but would lack effectiveness for lack of experience and incumbents who are less beholden to our values and interests but are more competent and effective. 3/

I oppose any role of seniority in Congressional promotion or influence for this reason. /fin