Congressional Election Quotes

When I started running for Congress, it actually took me by surprise that so many people were fascinated with me being the first Muslim in Congress.

As nearly as practicable one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as another's.

I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It sure was enough when I ran for Congress.

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

As the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, I certainly would not be here today without the passion, dedication, and activism of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

My father died the year I was elected to Congress: 1987.

I fought really hard to win a seat in Congress, and everybody else did, too.

My son, Emilio Huerta, is running for congress. He was a young man who was marching and picketing.

We should hold the presidential elections at least a few weeks before the congressional election so that the voters will know which party will control the White House.

After receiving strong encouragement from numerous people that I respect and admire, discussing with my family, and seriously considering it, I have decided not to run for the 12th Congressional District, a seat currently held by a man I admire very much, Representative Jerry Costello.

Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.

For the first time ever, a black Republican woman has been elected to Congress. President Obama told her, 'You are all set. This country never turns against a black anything.'

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

California's redistricting process creates a historic opportunity for Valley Latinos to have a strong and unified voice in Congress for the first time. The opportunity to be the Valley's first Latino Congressional representative is humbling, and I'm proud that so many diverse leaders have come together to support this campaign.

I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since.

Utah could elect its first black Republican woman to Congress. In other words, Utah finally got one black person and the first thing they want to do is send her to Washington.

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

Well, you know, you're not going to have 86 percent of Congress voted out of office.

You spend a couple million dollars running for Congress, people get tired of seeing your face.

Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.

We may see Michael Jackson's baby before we know the final outcome of this race for the House of Representatives tonight.

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

The 20th of March in 1964, I went before the Secretary of State to qualify to run as an official candidate for Congress from the 2nd Congressional District, and it was easier for me to qualify to run than it was for me to pass the literacy test to be a registered voter. And we had four people to qualify and run in the June primary election be we didn't have enough Negroes registered in Mississippi.

Barbara Comstock is a solid and reliable conservative. I've known her for many years. She'd make a great member of Congress. I am happy to join other conservatives and proudly endorse her candidacy.

When I first ran for Congress in the 1990s, my background as an openly gay Asian was one of the focal points of the campaign, and, in fact, my opponent attacked me for it.