First Elected Quotes
- In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of… — George J. Mitchell
- Joe Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 30. Somewhere around 1992, he should have had to go out and get… — Howie Carr
- Twenty-one years ago today Saddam Hussein was first elected president of Iraq and he has been re-elected ever since. Apparently they have the same electoral… — Jay Leno
- One of the first members of Congress I met when I was first elected in 2008 was Barney Frank. — Chellie Pingree
- When I was first elected to the House in 2006, it was important to me to send a clear message to the people of NY-20:… — Kirsten Gillibrand
- The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978. — Lamar Alexander
- When I was first elected I was puzzled why they were holding events in my honor as a mere freshman. I asked myself, why is… — Brian Baird
- I was first elected to public office when the Reagan revolution was in full swing. Maximizing freedom guided the policies of that era, with tremendous… — Jon Kyl