Jeff Van Drew Quotes

A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.

I believe a democracy needs men and women of conviction in its positions of leadership in order for us to succeed. That's the subject of 'A Perfect Candidate,' a film I made 20 years ago about Oliver North and Charles Robb.

America needs leader that work for them, not partisan gain.

We were all elected to try to improve the lives of our constituents.

I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

I think a good MP is someone who cares for their community and becomes their champion, which is why I will make my home in any seat I am lucky enough to be selected for. Looks play no part in the equation, what matters is your ideas and connecting them to the electorate.

You ought to serve on the platform you run on.

It is hard to say why politicians are called servants, unless it is because a good one is hard to find.

Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents.

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.

To me, a politician's job is to listen to constituents' problems and try to sort them out.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

Taking care of people is the duty of every politician.

Why would I be willing to challenge my Republican leadership? Because my allegiance will always be to the Constitution and the American people first and foremost, not to my political party.

And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.

Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.

The people want government that works for them at every level.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

I happen to think that American politics is one of the noblest arts of mankind; and I cannot do anything else but write about it.

Presidents come from the people and the should return to the people.

With the consent of the people, I will seek to continue service in Congress for the well-being of our state and our nation.

I have enormous respect for people who do run for office.

We need elected officials who overcome partisan politics to really help people.

I'm very proud and happy to be serving the people of Arkansas and the Senate, and I look forward to continue to serve them.