Elected officials Quotes

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

— Barbara Ann Radnofsky

We get what we deserve. They are our elected officials.

— George Carlin

Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.

— Mike Coffman

It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box.

— Maxine Waters

We need elected officials who overcome partisan politics to really help people.

— Ed O'Neill

A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.

— Elie Wiesel

I honestly believe I'd make one of the worst elected officials in the history of this country.

— Ross Perot

You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

— Amy Klobuchar

I really, really, loved being an elected official. But I also love what I'm doing now. I thrive when I can fight…

— Angela Alioto

Winston County was a pocket of Republicans. Even in the depression days, when Democrats dominated Alabama, Winston County remained a Republican county…

— Jeff Sessions

Corporations are poisoning our air and water while at the same time lining the pockets of elected officials with political contributions.

— Gloria Reuben

“But a surprising number of elected officials have told us that they can see the danger themselves, but cannot say so for…

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

All businesses, including gasoline stations and restaurants, should close ever Sunday... by force of legislative fiat through the duly elected officials of…

— Harold Lindsell

Here in Connecticut, we continue to take the necessary steps to save lives and protect loved ones and we are calling on…

— Ned Lamont

Far too many of our elected officials are chained to an ideology that is rooted in the past. They are keepers of…

— Jared Polis

I decided to run for office because I've seen that elected officials would rather let us suffer than put in the work…

— Cori Bush

Conservatives are driven and inspired by principles, not personalities. We therefore seek consistency with our elected officials. To the extent that they…

— Chris McDaniel

Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve. As an elected official,…

— Hilda Solis

The public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the…

— Colonel Tom Parker

Nowhere else in the world do the laws on firearms become the playthings of politicians and lobbyists intent on manufacturing cultural conflict.…

— E. J. Dionne

Part of the problem you have is that you don't have a dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. They've built these…

— Elizabeth Emken

I really didn't have any bad hitchhiking experiences. The only bad experiences were standing by the road for 10 hours. I never…

— John Waters

The option to recall elected officials is an important one. Our representatives should always be mindful that they answer to their constituents,…

— Jason Kander

Sarah Palin has revealed she has tried marijuana, but she did not like it. You know, it's amazing: 200 million Americans have…

— Jay Leno

Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate leaders toward…

— Senator John Kerry

“Simply because one is Black or Latino or lesbian or gay or whatever does not guarantee the person’s fidelity to a body…

— Manning Marable

Every child in America who enters school at the age of five is mentally ill, because he comes to school with an…

— Chester Middlebrook Pierce

The biggest issue for me is whether large numbers of Americans can begin to think that government can actually help make the…

— George Packer

It's clear the CIA was trying to play 'keep away' with documents relevant to an investigation by their overseers in Congress, and…

— Edward Snowden

The 'Rise, Rebel, Resist' video is a reflection of the outrage the American people are feeling at the absurd hypocrisy, and overwhelming…

— Otep Shamaya

Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that…

— Stephen Breyer

The Bible says we are to be salt and light. And salt and light means not just in the church and not…

— Katherine Harris

Elected officials need to stop with the name calling and hateful statements.

— Jeff Van Drew

As candidates and elected officials, we have an obligation to be honest.

— Cary Kennedy

We should all laugh more at our elected officials - it's good for us and good for them.

— Molly Ivins

People want our elected officials to govern and for government to work.

— Margaret Hoover

Elected officials shouldn't get to choose who gets to choose elected officials.

— Lewis Black

We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.

— Christine Todd Whitman

I as an elected official would never recommend anybody to boycott any city or state.

— Jan Brewer

The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.

— Victor Mitchell