City Quote by Reshma Saujani

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

— Krystal Ball

I first decided to run for Congress when I was 29 - and became a Representative at the age of 30.

— Elise Stefanik

I ran for Congress, just once.

— Shirley Temple

I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections.

— Sharad Pawar

In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.

— Jerry McNerney

I ran for president in 1996.

— Arlen Specter

I was the last person to announce I was running for Congress in a big district, and I still won.

— Mike Quigley

I was eleventh-grade class president. That was the first elective office I held until I came into Congress.

— Donna Edwards

Many may look at me and see mostly what I have lost. I struggle to speak, my eyesight's not great, my right arm and…

— Gabrielle Giffords

In 2006 it was a horrible election year, and, you know, I lost. But I lost because I continued to be a constant conservative,…

— Rick Santorum

I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming financial crisis…

— Steve Daines

I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack…

— Ted Yoho