Compromise Quote by James McGreevey

I was elected to fight for the people of New Jersey, to win federal investment in our infrastructure, to strengthen our health care, to…

— Tom Malinowski

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting…

— DeForest Soaries

I have learned how to take votes where I had to hold my nose because I had to compromise - something that you learn…

— Lois Frankel

As a legislator, I was elected to make the tough decisions and produce solutions to the problems facing our country.

— Mark Meadows

The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once many party…

— Michele Bachmann

It was amazing that I was ever elected.

— Ian Paisley

From early on, everything I did was calculated to being elected to Congress.

— Carl Albert

I was a Democratic governor with two Republican houses.

— Tim Kaine

I came to Congress to break through the partisan gridlock and be an independent voice for California's 39th District.

— Young Kim

For someone like me who, as a kid, walked to school muttering little political speeches to myself, it was irresistible to finally get a…

— Michael Ignatieff

But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all…

— James McGreevey

The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.

— Catherine Helen Spence