Against Quote by James Knowles III

I ran for president of the student council at my high school in Louisville. And ran against a guy who I thought was better…

— Mitch McConnell

I've been a candidate for office at least eight times. A couple times for mayor, state representative, city council.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I won re-election twice as a city councilor, and I did so by being a city councilor who communicated with my constituents, who represented…

— Jake Auchincloss

I first decided to run for Congress when I was 29 - and became a Representative at the age of 30.

— Elise Stefanik

I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I…

— Lois Frankel

When I first ran for City Council in 2013, I was told over and over again that I would likely lose, and for reasons…

— Michelle Wu

I won my constituency. I won 55% of the white vote.

— David Duke

I've not been a decisively re-elected city councilor and top vote-getter three times because I haven't done the work and because I don't work…

— Ayanna Pressley

When I was 33 years old, I ran for United States Congress in New York City. I lost miserably.

— Reshma Saujani

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

— Krystal Ball

I was elected to Westminster when I was 25; I was Britain's youngest MP.

— Jo Swinson

The first time I voted I was 53-years-old. I never got involved in it before the 2015 general election. I voted Labour.

— Shaun Ryder