I mean, that's how representative democracy works. You elect someone, see if they are a complete prick on a hundred different issues, and then at some point they might come up for re-election.

Another way that representative democracy works is that for many issues, you get a lot of heads-up on what will be discussed, and can influence your representative accordingly.

This generally requires coordinating your resources and efforts with other people. Lobby, protest, rabble-rouse, bribe.

Half of politics is who shows up.