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title: "23 Running Congress Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 23 Running Congress quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Running Congress sayings and thoughts."
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> [I do believe systemic racism is real. It's one of the main reasons I'm running for Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-stanton-king/i-do-believe-systemic-racism-is-real-it-s-one-of-the-main-reasons-i-m/)

[Angela Stanton-King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-stanton-king/)

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> [There's no way I can run a nonpartisan organization the same time I am running for Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-foster/there-s-no-way-i-can-run-a-nonpartisan-organization-the-same-time-i/)

[Bill Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-foster/)

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> [I thought running for Congress paled in comparison to being a parent and being a mom - especially a single mom of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-thought-running-for-congress-paled-in-comparison-to-being-a-parent/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/289/katie-porter-28126_being_i-thought-running-for-congress-paled-in_165286.jpg)

> [My son Emilio is running for Congress to continue the fight for social justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolores-huerta/my-son-emilio-is-running-for-congress-to-continue-the-fight-for/)

[Dolores Huerta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolores-huerta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/dolores-huerta-7148_fight_my-son-emilio-is-running-for-congress-to_547755.png)

> [I'm thinking of trying to talk Jonathan Toews into running for Congress. We could use him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/i-m-thinking-of-trying-to-talk-jonathan-toews-into-running-for/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/mike-quigley-3276_could_i-m-thinking-of-trying-to-talk-jonathan_1630607.jpg)

> [My son, Emilio Huerta, is running for congress. He was a young man who was marching and picketing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolores-huerta/my-son-emilio-huerta-is-running-for-congress-he-was-a-young-man-who/)

[Dolores Huerta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolores-huerta/)

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> [You pretty much have to be prepared to talk about whatever the news is. Running for Congress was good practice for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/you-pretty-much-have-to-be-prepared-to-talk-about-whatever-the-news/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/krystal-ball-11862_good_you-pretty-much-have-to-be-prepared-to-t_3056189.jpg)

> [Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/artur-davis/sometimes-running-for-congress-is-a-four-year-strategy-in-terms-of/)

[Artur Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/artur-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/artur-davis-20021_building_sometimes-running-for-congress-is-a-four_128416.png)

> [I came here as an immigrant. We were poor. We went to flea markets to sell gifts to make ends meet. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lieu/i-came-here-as-an-immigrant-we-were-poor-we-went-to-flea-markets-to/)

[Ted Lieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lieu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/ted-lieu-4499_america_i-came-here-as-an-immigrant-we-were-poor_732290.jpg)

> [Before running for Congress, I was an innovator and entrepreneur who founded several high-tech businesses that created hundreds of jobs and schools…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-polis/before-running-for-congress-i-was-an-innovator-and-entrepreneur-who/)

[Jared Polis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-polis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/jared-polis-4096_business_before-running-for-congress-i-was-an-inn_1009412.jpg)

> [There are over 30 doctors running for the US Congress this year. That's going to be rather strange. Half the time these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/there-are-over-30-doctors-running-for-the-us-congress-this-year-that/)

[Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/jay-leno-210_asking_there-are-over-30-doctors-running-for-th_238090.png)

> [As I was running for Congress in 2018, people across my district voiced a clear concern that Washington wasn't working for them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-spanberger/as-i-was-running-for-congress-in-2018-people-across-my-district/)

[Abigail Spanberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-spanberger/)

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> [Campaign boot camp started as an opportunity to work in a grassroots way with people who were running for Congress. Colleagues on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-pelosi/campaign-boot-camp-started-as-an-opportunity-to-work-in-a-grassroots/)

[Christine Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-pelosi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/christine-pelosi-12633_batting_campaign-boot-camp-started-as-an-opportu_3119093.png)

> [I'm running for Congress to represent Missouri's 1st because we need leadership that is truly invested in helping us become stronger and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cori-bush/i-m-running-for-congress-to-represent-missouri-s-1st-because-we-need/)

[Cori Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cori-bush/)

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> [Veterans tend to want to be ultra-prepared. They want to know everything they possibly can before running for Congress. That's great... but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-crenshaw/veterans-tend-to-want-to-be-ultra-prepared-they-want-to-know/)

[Dan Crenshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-crenshaw/)

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> [I had to work up the courage to even imagine myself running for Congress. But I eventually decided that our country had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-moser/i-had-to-work-up-the-courage-to-even-imagine-myself-running-for/)

[Laura Moser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-moser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/laura-moser-16419_country_i-had-to-work-up-the-courage-to-even-ima_1917020.jpg)

> [I'd like to see that bipartisanship come back that we used to have in the House of Representatives, in the Clinton years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-richardson/i-d-like-to-see-that-bipartisanship-come-back-that-we-used-to-have-in/)

[Bill Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-richardson/)

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> [That makes a difference when you have all these Asian faces running then getting elected. You have some 30 people, many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mazie-hirono/that-makes-a-difference-when-you-have-all-these-asian-faces-running/)

[Mazie Hirono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mazie-hirono/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/mazie-hirono-6896_asian_that-makes-a-difference-when-you-have-al_767542.jpg)

> [Every politician just has to remember how he got his position in the first place. A young candidate running for Congress or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-nye/every-politician-just-has-to-remember-how-he-got-his-position-in-the/)

[Joseph Nye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-nye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/joseph-nye-31374_achieve_every-politician-just-has-to-remember-ho_1360668.jpg)

> [You spend a couple million dollars running for Congress, people get tired of seeing your face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-gohmert/you-spend-a-couple-million-dollars-running-for-congress-people-get/)

[Louie Gohmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-gohmert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/louie-gohmert-12930_congress_you-spend-a-couple-million-dollars-runni_637858.png)

> [Running for Congress isn't something I ever thought I would do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/running-for-congress-isn-t-something-i-ever-thought-i-would-do/)

[Deb Haaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-haaland/)

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> [I was the last person to announce I was running for Congress in a big district, and I still won.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/i-was-the-last-person-to-announce-i-was-running-for-congress-in-a-big/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/mike-quigley-3276_big_i-was-the-last-person-to-announce-i-was_498091.jpg)

> [One of the rules of running for Congress is no matter where you go, you speak like you're speaking to the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-ossoff/one-of-the-rules-of-running-for-congress-is-no-matter-where-you-go/)

[Jon Ossoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-ossoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/jon-ossoff-17178_congress_one-of-the-rules-of-running-for-congress_599941.jpg)

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