I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill. — Jim McGovern Copy Share Image
One of the primary reasons I first ran for Congress was to be a voice for our troops, veterans and military families. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
When I ran for Congress I promised to help make health care affordable again. — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the… — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
I have run two small businesses in Kansas, and I have seen how government can crush entrepreneurism. That's why I ran for… — Mike Pompeo Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming… — Steve Daines Copy Share Image
From day one, I've always tried to be an honest man. I ran for Congress to make a difference and not to… — Vance McAllister Copy Share Image
My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for… — Ami Bera Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of… — Ted Yoho Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress.… — Lois Frankel Copy Share Image
In 2010, I ran for Congress in a Democratic primary against someone who had been there for 18 years. 'The Daily News'… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share Image
When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school,… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress as a first-time candidate to fight to protect everyone with a pre-existing condition, to bring down the skyrocketing… — Elissa Slotkin Copy Share Image
The number one thing I will take with me is my experience as a social worker who saw what happened to families… — Kyrsten Sinema Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress to help create a new town square where you don't have to apologize for your beliefs or cower… — Madison Cawthorn Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress because I was tired of the erosion of political discourse throughout our whole country and a government that… — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image
I ran for Congress to give Kansans a real voice in Washington, D.C. - not to let our priorities be drowned out… — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image
When I first ran for Congress in the 1990s, my background as an openly gay Asian was one of the focal points… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
When my father ran for the state Assembly, the headline said, 'Kean's Son to Run for Assembly.' When my grandfather first ran… — Thomas Kean, Jr Copy Share Image
It was fascinating what a total interest he [John F. Kennedy] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent. — Jerry McNerney Copy Share Image
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