Because Quote by Ami Bera

I ran for Congress because I was tired of the erosion of political discourse throughout our whole country and a government that too often…

— Dean Phillips

I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack…

— Ted Yoho

I ran for Congress, just once.

— Shirley Temple

Ever since I was a young man, I wanted to run for the presidency in the worst possible way - and I did.

— George McGovern

I really was going to run for Congress.

— Jon Taffer

I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo.

— Shirley Chisholm

I never thought I would run for Congress. If you look back at a certain reality TV show, you know that.

— Sean Duffy

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

Running for Congress isn't something I ever thought I would do.

— Deb Haaland

I run for president because I believe that we can't just save the American dream; we can expand it to reach more people and…

— Marco Rubio

When I was 27, having never run for office before, I decided to run for Congress.

— Krystal Ball

I realize that some folks might not believe me in this - I didn't run for Congress on the hopes that one day you're…

— Joe Kennedy III