It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.
Coming to serve in the Senate and also running for the Senate in a short time period is not for the faint of heart. But I am not fainthearted.
I first decided to run for Congress when I was 29 - and became a Representative at the age of 30.
At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress.
The most important consideration I have is I want my legislative shop to have a functional office suite that is conducive to getting their work accomplished.
I've loved being in legislative office on a state level, and I think on a federal level there are so many more opportunities. I'm so excited to accomplish more.
I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.
Each of us has these little desks that you can’t write anything on. But inside the drawer the names of the previous senators using that desk are carved in the wood.
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
I didn't want to be a senator, but I considered it anyway.
Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.
