It's unfortunate that he has a long record in government.
"Not enough people understand that he is a person who has a long record on issues and a very interesting legislative career."
A former teacher, she has a long record of civic involvement.
She assumes that experience and a long record are better.
And, despite some problems turned up over the past two years, has built a long record of reliability.
He and his family have a long record of public service.
We are trained observers with a long record of performance.
As for Castle's long record of service, they say: but what has he actually done?
I do not have a long record in public service.
In Stanley's case, it is experience and a long record of success.