Congress Quote by 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 thought if anyone need a leg up, it was our foster children. So, I started getting involved in education reform, and that was…

— Michele Bachmann

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

— Carl Lewis

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

I ran for Congress, just once.

— Shirley Temple

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

— Krystal Ball

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

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

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.

— Tammy Baldwin

It wasn't until 1998 that I ever seriously thought about running for office. And I didn't make up my mind to do that until…

— Hillary Clinton

I have been in the Democratic Caucus in the Senate for over 24 years.

— Bernie Sanders

I continued to serve in Congress until 2001.

— David Minge