I was eleventh-grade class president. That was the first elective office I held until I came into Congress. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes class congress elective
Every bit of our lives revolves around how we get from one place to another and how long it's going to take to get there and what time of day you have to leave to do it. Donna Edwards bitedayleave Change image and share on social
I go to church too, y'all. And I've heard it, too. And I want to say to all of our faith leaders out there that I understand that probably in my Baptist church in Maryland, it is not likely that there will be performed - in my church - gay marriages. Donna Edwards baptistchurchfaith share on social
Power is getting things done without having to demonstrate that you can bulldoze it through. I'm most effective when I've studied an issue, when I can make a credible argument, and then bring people along. Donna Edwards argumentbringbulldoze share on social
This idea that once you get into politics... you are now signed up for lifelong duty being in elective office, makes a fundamental error - and that is believing that the only way you can hold progressive views and implement them is in elective office. Matt Gonzalez believedutyelective share on social
Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school. John Knowles attendclassconceivably Change image and share on social
What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves. Sam Brownback billbookcivic Change image and share on social