Before Quote by Michael Bennet

I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old…

— Angus King

I was director of governmental affairs at the Cleveland school district. I served in the administration of Mayor Michael R. White.

— Nina Turner

My dad was a principal and coach. My sister was a superintendent of schools in West Virginia.

— Mike D'Antoni

Before running for Congress, I was an innovator and entrepreneur who founded several high-tech businesses that created hundreds of jobs and schools that found…

— Jared Polis

I was one of the first 18-year-olds in the United States elected to public office right after 18-year-olds got the right to vote back…

— Michael Moore

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

— Carol Moseley Braun

I left my business to run for the Senate because I believe the government needs to run more like a business.

— Mike Braun

I was student council president in high school, and even in law school, I was vice-president of the student bar association.

— Demetri Martin

I was appointed to the Senate, and it has been my job to serve in the Senate and then to earn the vote of…

— Tina Smith

I'm an accountant. I'm a manufacturer from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who stepped up to the plate, and now I'm a U.S. senator.

— Ron Johnson

I had the opportunity to serve as Senator McConnell's legal counsel in D.C. and it was a phenomenal and transformative experience.

— Daniel Cameron

I was an elementary school teacher.

— Luciano Pavarotti