Congress Quote by Kathleen Sebelius

In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry Goldwater over…

— Joe Lhota

My parents, both of them had teachers in their family and were pretty well read. So my father voted for [Dwight] Eisenhower.

— Jeff Sessions

My grandfather was the general counsel for the Washington Senators, and my dad grew up on Ted Williams' lap.

— Alex Bregman

My father was a Democrat.

— Johnny Van Zant

My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first…

— Nancy Pelosi

My father was an ex-Marine Goldwater Republican.

— Steven Van Zandt

My grandfather, my dad's dad, he was a lawyer. He was a state legislator. He was the publisher of Oregon's second largest newspaper. He…

— Travis Knight

When my sister and I came along, my father's political life was completely over. He ran for president the year I was born. So…

— Anne Cox Chambers

My dad was a [Theodor] Roosevelt Democrat.

— Bill Ayers

I know people voted for me only in my father's name.

— Naveen Patnaik

Senator Paul Sarbanes really was a big help to me. He was so well known and so well respected, and he said, "Give her…

— Barbara Mikulski

As the former state speaker of the North Caroline House of Representatives, I helped push two landmark bills that protected and expanded gun rights…

— Thom Tillis