Community Quote by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I decided to run for Congress because when I was approached as a community leader, I felt that one of the things that spoke…

— Jacky Rosen

One thing you think about when you do get nominated is that there is a coalition of people that think you performed okay in…

— Hosea Chanchez

I put my name out there and ran for public service because I want more inclusion, diversity, and opportunity... I will fight for those…

— Michelle Wu

I have been nominated three times. I have the little pieces of paper to prove it.

— Eartha Kitt

I am deeply honored to have been nominated for a position on the Supreme Court. And I an humbled to have been nominated for…

— Samuel Alito

Nobody did a campaign for me. I was nominated out of the blue and won out of the blue. So that was it.

— Michael Caine

I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

I voted for Justice Breyer and Justice Ginsburg. Not because I agreed with their ideology, but because I thought they were qualified and that…

— John McCain

I was in an organization called Progressive Labor Party and International Committee Against Racism. And I was - I started out helping to organize…

— Boots Riley

I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.

— Andrew Cuomo

I was the last person to announce I was running for Congress in a big district, and I still won.

— Mike Quigley

I ran for Congress as a first-time candidate to fight to protect everyone with a pre-existing condition, to bring down the skyrocketing costs of…

— Elissa Slotkin