Do you vote for your representative to actually represent your state or just your party?

I just read an article where the GOP has censured Rep, Tom Rice for voting for impeachment. They claim that they are doing it because it was started with a Grass Root level in his district.

Two things occur to me. He is supposed to represent both democrats and republicans in his district and the public doesn’t get a say in how a Rep votes. At least I thought they don’t. If that was the case I would suggest Democrats in Ted Cruz district start a petition to have Cruz censure for continuing his lies and helping to support an insurrection.

Personally, I would want my Rep to do his job and follow his oath of office and not be pressured to do something wrong because he fears backlash from his party or voters. I can understand being censure for doing something illegal or highly unethical to the point of it almost being illegal, but this was neither.