Chirlane McCray Quotes

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.

Would I consider a run for political office? Yes.

I really was going to run for Congress.

I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession.

I don't want to be the mayor of New Jersey.

If Ron Dellums running for mayor gives you hope, then let's get on with it.

There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run for office.

I don't think I would run for president.

Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference.

I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

I was elected six times to represent southern Arizona, in the State Legislature and then in Congress.

The reason why I'm here today is to explain why I am running and what I will do if you give me the honor and the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate. Now I'm running for the United State Senate for a simple reason, and that is... I want to win a Nobel Peace prize.

I ran for my first office at 25 against an incumbent city councilman. I took 55% of the vote and became the youngest councilman in the area at the time.

I'm not going to run for political office.

My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.

I am considering running for Senate, as well as other opportunities.

I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.

You damned fools. You can either vote for me for mayor or you can go to hell

You might be considering elected office because you are angry with those in power. Indignation can be a motivator to run but not to govern. If you win you'll need more than anger to govern.

I'm an elected politician. If you don't agree with me, vote for somebody else.

I'm thinking of trying to talk Jonathan Toews into running for Congress. We could use him.

I have decided not to run for the U.S. Senate and instead continue my efforts to make California a better place to live, work, and raise a family. We have come a long way, but our work is not done, and neither am I.

I've done eight years as mayor of London. I enjoyed it hugely; it was a massive privilege.

Anything can happen when people run for office.

I'm asking people to vote for me because I'm an activist leader and a problem solver.