---
title: "1 Represent Ward Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 1 Represent Ward quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Represent Ward sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/nina-turner-3107_city_if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-vari_8050.jpg"
---

> [If not for food stamps, Medicaid, and various job programs, I would never have gone on to be the first in my family to go to college, the first black woman to represent my ward on the Cleveland City Council,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-turner/if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-various-job-programs-i-would/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/nina-turner-3107_city_if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-vari_8050.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/represent-ward/#itemlist",
            "name": "Represent Ward Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If not for food stamps, Medicaid, and various job programs, I would never have gone on to be the first in my family to go to college, the first black woman to represent my ward on the Cleveland City Council, and, ultimately, a State Senator.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nina Turner"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-turner/if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-various-job-programs-i-would/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/nina-turner-3107_city_if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-vari_8050.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/nina-turner-3107_city_if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-vari_8050.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/nina-turner-3107_city_if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-vari_8050.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If not for food stamps, Medicaid, and various job programs, I would never have gone on to be the first in my…” — Nina Turner",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/represent-ward/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/represent-ward/",
            "name": "Represent Ward Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/represent-ward/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/nina-turner-3107_city_if-not-for-food-stamps-medicaid-and-vari_8050.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 1 Represent Ward quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Represent Ward sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/represent-ward/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/represent-ward/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Represent Ward Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/represent-ward/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```