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If my opponent is elected, I can tell you with 100% certainty, that 1849 abortion ban will stay on the books. I can tell you that. – Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz	Found on CNN 1 day ago
When I started two and a half years ago, a lot of people rolled their eyes and laughed. Elected leaders didn’t pay us any attention, two years later, we have elected leaders that are listening. – John Day , Oregon	Found on CNN 7 days ago
Today’s vote, on International Women’s Day no less, shows a real disconnect between the rhetoric we hear from elected leaders who claim to support victims of workplace sexual harassment and the pass they give to party loyalists in the next breath. It’s disheartening to say the least. – Naomi Seligman	Found on CNN 14 days ago
Larry Hogan is a star. He’s governed well in Maryland, elected in a blue state. I think the fact that he indicates that he’s going to continue to fight in the Republican Party for alternatives to Donald Trump and a new direction is a good sign, i actually think more voices right now in opposition or providing an alternative to Donald Trump is the best thing in the right direction. So, hats off to Larry for what he’s done, what he’s contributed. And I’m glad that he will continue to do so. – Asa Hutchinson	Found on CNN 18 days ago
I think Democrats and the President Joe Biden administration would do well to pay attention to these trends, young people increasingly want climate action from their elected officials and they’re going to demand it. – Lena Moffitt	Found on CNN 18 days ago
Parents and voters agree that elected leaders should be focused on getting students the individualized support they need, keeping guns out of schools, and addressing educator shortages. But sadly, McCarthy would rather empower politicians who want to ban books and drive passionate educators out of the profession, instead of doing what is right for our students and public schools. Students, parents, and educators deserve better. – Becky Pringle	Found on CNN 20 days ago
We will not let elected officials exterminate our history, our literature, or our culture – not in Florida or any of the other 50 states, because it is so important that both Black children and White children and all children know that Black history matters because Black history is American history. – Attorney Ben Crump	Found on CNN 25 days ago
The voters of his district have elected him. – Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters/File McCarthy	Found on CNN 27 days ago
Whether we’re talking about elected officials or anybody else showing up, there is a chance for everybody who has a public voice on this issue to demonstrate whether they are interested in helping the people of East Palestine or using the people of East Palestine. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 29 days ago
Who elected them? Are there other people that provide services? Turns out there are. – Ron DeSantis	Found on CNN 1 month ago
Congress decides how much they want the executive branch to spend, so it’s a little bit unusual that they would tell them to go spend this money and then not give them the tools, but that, ultimately, is for the elected leaders to reach an agreement. – Neel Kashkari	Found on CNN 1 month ago
I wish he had lived long enough to see perhaps another man of color elected president of the United States. – Tim Scott	Found on FOX News 1 month ago
We are at a moment in time, because the American people elected a Republican majority in the House, where we have an opportunity to stop the madness. And I believe it is incumbent on that Republican majority, and on the Republicans in the Senate, to use every lever point we have to stop the out-of-control spending that is driving inflation, that is punishing hard-working Americans across this country. – Ted Cruz	Found on FOX News 1 month ago
Congresswoman Stefanik supported all GOP nominees in targeted New York seats just like every other New York Republican elected official, candidate, NRCC, NYGOP, and the entire House Republican leadership team. – The Stefanik spokesperson	Found on CNN 1 month ago
Let's be honest about it. When that information is found, it diminishes the stature of any person who is in possession of it because it's not supposed to happen, whether it was the fault of a staffer or an attorney, it makes no difference. The elected official bears ultimate responsibility. – Dick Durbin	Found on FOX News 2 months ago
They took an oath of office, though, to enforce the law, when the law goes into effect, where someone is caught with a weapon that isn’t registered, they’ll enforce it. I mean, we have lots of law enforcement in the state of Illinois. Elected sheriffs are just one level of law enforcement. We have local state police, we have state police. Lots of folks who will hold people accountable. But these sheriffs know better. They know that their voters won’t stand for it if they’re not enforcing the law. – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker	Found on CNN 2 months ago
I don’t condone what he said, what he’s done. I don’t think anybody does. But that’s not my role. He was elected. – Roger Williams	Found on CNN 2 months ago
He is one of the highest elected officials in the country. He is responsible for making the laws. Yes, I do miss my stone check Burberry scarf, but at the same time it’s why I feel like they’re not focusing enough on the issues at hand, where did all this money come from to finance the campaign…the whole thing is quite bewildering to me. – Gregory Morey-Parker	Found on CNN 2 months ago
It was terrifying. My house had four shots through the front door and windows, where just hours before my grandbaby and I were playing in the living room, processing this attack continues to be incredibly heavy, especially knowing that other women and people of color elected officials, with children and grandbabies, were targeted. – Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa	Found on CNN 2 months ago
He’s a duly elected member of Congress. There have been members of Congress on the Democrat side who have faced investigations before. – Elise Stefanik	Found on CNN 2 months ago
He’s not the first politician, unfortunately, to make it to Congress to lie, but, look, George Santos was duly elected by the people. He’s going to be under strict ethics investigation, not necessarily for lying, but for his campaign finance potential violations. So I think that Santos is being examined thoroughly. – New York	Found on CNN 2 months ago
I try to stick by the Constitution, and the voters elected him to serve, he's going to have to build the trust here, and he's going to have the opportunity to try to do that. – Kevin McCarthy	Found on FOX News 2 months ago
The voters of his district have elected him. He is seated. He is part of the Republican Conference. – Kevin McCarthy	Found on CNN 2 months ago
I was elected by the people. – George Santos	Found on CNN 2 months ago

If my opponent is elected, I can tell you with 100% certainty, that 1849 abortion ban will stay on the books. I can tell you that.

– Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz

Found on CNN
1 day ago

When I started two and a half years ago, a lot of people rolled their eyes and laughed. Elected leaders didn’t pay us any attention, two years later, we have elected leaders that are listening.

– John Day , Oregon

Found on CNN
7 days ago

Today’s vote, on International Women’s Day no less, shows a real disconnect between the rhetoric we hear from elected leaders who claim to support victims of workplace sexual harassment and the pass they give to party loyalists in the next breath. It’s disheartening to say the least.

– Naomi Seligman

Found on CNN
14 days ago

Larry Hogan is a star. He’s governed well in Maryland, elected in a blue state. I think the fact that he indicates that he’s going to continue to fight in the Republican Party for alternatives to Donald Trump and a new direction is a good sign, i actually think more voices right now in opposition or providing an alternative to Donald Trump is the best thing in the right direction. So, hats off to Larry for what he’s done, what he’s contributed. And I’m glad that he will continue to do so.

– Asa Hutchinson

Found on CNN
18 days ago

I think Democrats and the President Joe Biden administration would do well to pay attention to these trends, young people increasingly want climate action from their elected officials and they’re going to demand it.

– Lena Moffitt

Found on CNN
18 days ago

Parents and voters agree that elected leaders should be focused on getting students the individualized support they need, keeping guns out of schools, and addressing educator shortages. But sadly, McCarthy would rather empower politicians who want to ban books and drive passionate educators out of the profession, instead of doing what is right for our students and public schools. Students, parents, and educators deserve better.

– Becky Pringle

Found on CNN
20 days ago

We will not let elected officials exterminate our history, our literature, or our culture – not in Florida or any of the other 50 states, because it is so important that both Black children and White children and all children know that Black history matters because Black history is American history.

– Attorney Ben Crump

Found on CNN
25 days ago

The voters of his district have elected him.

– Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters/File McCarthy

Found on CNN
27 days ago

Whether we’re talking about elected officials or anybody else showing up, there is a chance for everybody who has a public voice on this issue to demonstrate whether they are interested in helping the people of East Palestine or using the people of East Palestine.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
29 days ago

Who elected them? Are there other people that provide services? Turns out there are.

– Ron DeSantis

Found on CNN
1 month ago

Congress decides how much they want the executive branch to spend, so it’s a little bit unusual that they would tell them to go spend this money and then not give them the tools, but that, ultimately, is for the elected leaders to reach an agreement.

– Neel Kashkari

Found on CNN
1 month ago

I wish he had lived long enough to see perhaps another man of color elected president of the United States.

– Tim Scott

Found on FOX News
1 month ago

We are at a moment in time, because the American people elected a Republican majority in the House, where we have an opportunity to stop the madness. And I believe it is incumbent on that Republican majority, and on the Republicans in the Senate, to use every lever point we have to stop the out-of-control spending that is driving inflation, that is punishing hard-working Americans across this country.

– Ted Cruz

Found on FOX News
1 month ago

Congresswoman Stefanik supported all GOP nominees in targeted New York seats just like every other New York Republican elected official, candidate, NRCC, NYGOP, and the entire House Republican leadership team.

– The Stefanik spokesperson

Found on CNN
1 month ago

Let's be honest about it. When that information is found, it diminishes the stature of any person who is in possession of it because it's not supposed to happen, whether it was the fault of a staffer or an attorney, it makes no difference. The elected official bears ultimate responsibility.

– Dick Durbin

Found on FOX News
2 months ago

They took an oath of office, though, to enforce the law, when the law goes into effect, where someone is caught with a weapon that isn’t registered, they’ll enforce it. I mean, we have lots of law enforcement in the state of Illinois. Elected sheriffs are just one level of law enforcement. We have local state police, we have state police. Lots of folks who will hold people accountable. But these sheriffs know better. They know that their voters won’t stand for it if they’re not enforcing the law.

– Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Found on CNN
2 months ago

I don’t condone what he said, what he’s done. I don’t think anybody does. But that’s not my role. He was elected.

– Roger Williams

Found on CNN
2 months ago

He is one of the highest elected officials in the country. He is responsible for making the laws. Yes, I do miss my stone check Burberry scarf, but at the same time it’s why I feel like they’re not focusing enough on the issues at hand, where did all this money come from to finance the campaign…the whole thing is quite bewildering to me.

– Gregory Morey-Parker

Found on CNN
2 months ago

It was terrifying. My house had four shots through the front door and windows, where just hours before my grandbaby and I were playing in the living room, processing this attack continues to be incredibly heavy, especially knowing that other women and people of color elected officials, with children and grandbabies, were targeted.

– Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa

Found on CNN
2 months ago

He’s a duly elected member of Congress. There have been members of Congress on the Democrat side who have faced investigations before.

– Elise Stefanik

Found on CNN
2 months ago

He’s not the first politician, unfortunately, to make it to Congress to lie, but, look, George Santos was duly elected by the people. He’s going to be under strict ethics investigation, not necessarily for lying, but for his campaign finance potential violations. So I think that Santos is being examined thoroughly.

– New York

Found on CNN
2 months ago

I try to stick by the Constitution, and the voters elected him to serve, he's going to have to build the trust here, and he's going to have the opportunity to try to do that.

– Kevin McCarthy

Found on FOX News
2 months ago

The voters of his district have elected him. He is seated. He is part of the Republican Conference.

– Kevin McCarthy

Found on CNN
2 months ago

I was elected by the people.

– George Santos

Found on CNN
2 months ago

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