Dan Donovan Quotes

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

Every senator needs to stand up and represent their constituents - not big business, not the ACLU, not activist groups, not political interests, but the American interests, the workers' interests.

I just want to faithfully represent the public that voted for me and diligently work for all the people in Israel. If I can do that, I don't care what anyone says about me.

For politicians to be honest, the public needs to allow them to be honest, and the media, which mediates between the politicians and the public, needs to allow those politicians to be honest. If local democracy is to flourish, it is about the active and informed engagement of every citizen.

It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.

Montanans elected me to the Senate to do away with shady backroom deals and to make government work better.

If elected, I shall consider the whole people of Sangamon my constituents, as well those that oppose as those that support me. While acting as their representative I shall be governed by their will on all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing what their will is.

Most people who serve in Congress just want to do the right thing.

I knew that our community needed a very clear voice. and I think we deserved representation that rejected lobbyist funds and put our voters and our community first.

I'm doing a good job in Washington.

We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.

I have a track record of going out and talking to my constituents and then standing up and representing them. That's what people want.

Having been in Congress, you know that's part of our responsibility the constituent has a problem, We're supposed to write back and say, 'Well I can't do anything' That's not what they elect you for.

Let me just say this, and I want to say this to the televison audience: I made my mistakes, but in all of my years of public life, I have never profited, never profited from public service

There aren’t many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos, not their convictions. And you know what? It’s our fault as voters. We don’t demand better candidates, so we end up getting what we deserve—on both sides of the aisle.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

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 don't think people maybe think that the government does tell them the truth. I think they expect politicians who are going to tell them one thing and then when they get in office do something else.

Well, first, if I am fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate, it won't be a party that will have elected me. It will be the people of California.

When a government for the people becomes a government in spite of the people, then who are we really serving?

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity.

I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister.

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