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title: "15 Elected Office Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Elected Office quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Elected Office sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/dennis-miller-1315_elected_elected-office-holds-more-perks-than-elv_2314713.png"
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> [Elected office holds more perks than Elvis' nightstand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-miller/elected-office-holds-more-perks-than-elvis-nightstand/)

[Dennis Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/dennis-miller-1315_elected_elected-office-holds-more-perks-than-elv_2314713.png)

> [I've never sought elected office since I was a senior class president in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-chiesa/i-ve-never-sought-elected-office-since-i-was-a-senior-class-president/)

[Jeffrey Chiesa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-chiesa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/jeffrey-chiesa-109357_class_i-ve-never-sought-elected-office-since-i_1502297.jpg)

> [Having a path to elected office was never the goal for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-hegar/having-a-path-to-elected-office-was-never-the-goal-for-me/)

[MJ Hegar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-hegar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/mj-hegar-11168_goal_having-a-path-to-elected-office-was-neve_2056451.jpg)

> [People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-cuomo/people-who-assume-i-want-to-run-for-elected-office-may-be-dealing/)

[Andrew Cuomo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-cuomo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/andrew-cuomo-6936_assuming_people-who-assume-i-want-to-run-for-elec_137395.png)

> [Only native male citizens with a wife and children, a property, and a military rank should be allowed to vote and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/only-native-male-citizens-with-a-wife-and-children-a-property-and-a/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/varg-vikernes-2973_children_only-native-male-citizens-with-a-wife-an_181923.png)

> [I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/i-didn-t-run-for-student-council-president-i-don-t-see-myself-in-any/)

[Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condoleezza-rice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/condoleezza-rice-807_council_i-didn-t-run-for-student-council-preside_1058996.jpg)

> [All of us, especially those holding elected office, have to be visible and vocal - fearless and forceful - in standing up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/all-of-us-especially-those-holding-elected-office-have-to-be-visible/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/ritchie-torres-6334_fearless_all-of-us-especially-those-holding-elect_1145780.jpg)

> [I didn't set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-de-blasio/i-didn-t-set-out-with-the-notion-of-running-for-elective-office-it/)

[Bill de Blasio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-de-blasio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/bill-de-blasio-11259_change_i-didn-t-set-out-with-the-notion-of-runn_1379982.png)

> [When you're running, when you're in elected office, you're surrounded with power. And, so every single day, you have to remind yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rasoul/when-you-re-running-when-you-re-in-elected-office-you-re-surrounded/)

[Sam Rasoul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rasoul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/sam-rasoul-29041_elected_when-you-re-running-when-you-re-in-elect_40677.jpg)

> [In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/in-a-democracy-someone-who-fails-to-get-elected-to-office-can-always/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/thucydides-2578_console_in-a-democracy-someone-who-fails-to-get_1127544.png)

> [It is the responsibility, I think, of anybody in elected office to look for opportunities to help serve their people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-garcetti/it-is-the-responsibility-i-think-of-anybody-in-elected-office-to-look/)

[Eric Garcetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-garcetti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/eric-garcetti-5068_help_it-is-the-responsibility-i-think-of-anyb_2481852.jpg)

> [It is a travesty for anyone who is elected to office, who serves in an elective office, to engage in voter suppression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-turner/it-is-a-travesty-for-anyone-who-is-elected-to-office-who-serves-in-an/)

[Nina Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-turner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/nina-turner-3107_elective_it-is-a-travesty-for-anyone-who-is-elect_1454063.jpg)

> [Every American at some point has got to make the connection between their own hopes and dreams and who is elected to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-boxer/every-american-at-some-point-has-got-to-make-the-connection-between/)

[Barbara Boxer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-boxer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/barbara-boxer-4675_accepting_every-american-at-some-point-has-got-to_1851581.jpg)

> [Elected office was never intended to become its own industry; it was to be filled with common men who, by way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-loesch/elected-office-was-never-intended-to-become-its-own-industry-it-was/)

[Dana Loesch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-loesch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/dana-loesch-6409_better_elected-office-was-never-intended-to-bec_325066.jpg)

> [When you're in elected office, you always have to operate under the assumption that you're in a dog fight for re-election. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-yoder/when-you-re-in-elected-office-you-always-have-to-operate-under-the/)

[Kevin Yoder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-yoder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/kevin-yoder-44706_always_when-you-re-in-elected-office-you-always_2641302.jpg)

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