So, it's a con

What this profile is saying in so many words is Clay Higgins is a con man.  He puts on enough of a circus show at campaign time.  Higgins was elected as an "insurgent" right winger. He asked voters to send him to Washington so he could overturn the politics-as-usual they believed was crushing them.
But when it came time to do the politics-as-usual Republican congressional work of cutting taxes for rich people and... well.. not much else, Higgins fell right in line.

But if Higgins sounded prepared on the campaign trail to wage constant war from within the walls of the U.S. Capitol, he's headed down a much different route since landing on Capitol Hill.

As a freshman in the restive GOP House majority, Higgins has largely been a reliable vote for the party's leadership. Though he admits to having considered Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan something of a sellout before joining Congress, Higgins now speaks with admiration of Ryan and his party's higher-ups.

"You have to earn your rank and you have to earn the respect of your colleagues," he said.

Just another worthless ass-kisser "earning the respect of colleagues" by sacrificing the well being of constituents. Wonder if anybody back home will catch on.  Or will they just keep buying the act?

.@RepClayHiggins will have a fundraiser motorcycle ride in May with special guest @DogBountyHunter. #lalege #lagov

— Elizabeth Crisp (@elizabethcrisp) February 25, 2018