Kathy Szeliga Quotes

Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district.

The history of Hillary Clinton as a five-year senator is to promote Hillary Clinton and not the needs of New Yorkers.

I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight.

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job.

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

My goal is to reach out to communicate every day, whether I'm in Washington or in the congressional district. In Washington, the best opportunity to do that is on the House floor. It's both a responsibility and an opportunity. I enjoy, every day, taking to the House floor to address an issue or event that is significant for constituents.

I'm happy to work with Democrats. After all, they have to represent their districts just as I have to represent mine.

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.

John, I need for you to write an editorial urging me to run for the State Senate.

I can't vote my own convictions on civil rights. If I did, I wouldn't be returned to the Senate. It's as simple as that.

From an institution standpoint, I want the American people to understand that the Senate can function, even on the most serious things.

When I ran for the Senate, I ran to bring change to Washington, not simply to become a woman senator.

For me, there's nothing more important than serving my constituents and winning the House.

I go everywhere in the state and I listen to Montanans, whether it's in conservative areas or liberal areas, and take those ideas back to Washington, D.C., and put them into action.

My staff in Washington and in the state will be dedicated to constituent services and the best representation for our state.

Spend a while listening to people in your district to make sure you understand how they are served well in government and how they could be served better.

No, I look at the senators and pray for the country!

There is hardly a member of Congress who can make up his mind to go home without having dispatched at least one speech to his constituents; nor who will endure any interruption until he has introduced into his harangue whatever useful suggestions may be made touching the four-and-twenty States of which the Union is composed, and especially the district which he represents.

… a right-minded and true-hearted statesman who has had as much sovereign power placed in his hands as you have placed in mine should regard himself as the servant of the Senate; and often of the people as a whole; and sometimes of private citizens, too.

No one you'd really like to see in public office has the bad taste to run.

I'm not running for the U.S. Senate because I think Lincoln Chafee is a bad man.

I feel lucky that I get the privilege of serving in the Senate.

Conservatives of Western North Carolina should send Mark Meadows to Congress. We need his help.

I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.

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