Children Quote by Michele Bachmann

I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've…

— Michele Bachmann

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 served on a lot of the local boards in my local community, and then I ran for the state legislature in '98 and…

— Jon Tester

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

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in…

— Erik Paulsen

I was listening to the guy that represented me in the state Senate, and I just got really frustrated. I called my wife and…

— Matt Salmon

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'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

— Carl Lewis

My daughter, Bennett, and my son, Ridgeway, are why I ran for the Senate.

— Katie Britt

Growing up as a Head Start kid, I never expected to run for Senate.

— Ben Ray Lujan

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

— Jesse Ventura

I made a promise to the people of Minnesota's Third District that I would work to end dysfunction in Washington.

— Dean Phillips