Back Quote by Richard Lugar

I ran for president in 1996.

— Arlen Specter

I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.

— Jim McGovern

In the 1980s, Democrats enthusiastically helped President Reagan pass his tax reforms, which made the tax system fairer and more efficient in addition to…

— Kayleigh McEnany

I was the first Republican in the country to support the president's Clean Power Plan.

— Kelly Ayotte

My father was raised a union Democrat. He cast his first ballot for a Republican in 1980 for Ronald Reagan.

— Rachel Campos-Duffy

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

— George W. Bush

I was a severely conservative Republican governor.

— Mitt Romney

When I first ran for Congress in 1992, I campaigned on a pledge to make affordable, quality healthcare a right, not a privilege, for…

— Bart Stupak

In 2000, Trump could have won the Reform Party nomination. I chaired his presidential exploratory committee.

— Roger Stone

I got elected to run the government more efficiently, lower taxes.

— Phil Roe

My early years as a political activist were dominated by the poll tax.

— Nicola Sturgeon

I ran on forming broad coalitions with people throughout the caucus and across the aisle, and so that involves the Blue Dogs, people who…

— Mikie Sherrill