Elected Officials Quotes

When I got on the council four years ago, I joined Denis Kelly in starting a moderate reform movement. Because we [Democrats] had a 5-0 council majority, we did not feel we needed to always agree 5-0, which is a sense the three of us [Democratic candidates] share now. The promise of the [GOP] coalition was to open it up, to invite the two holdovers to work with them, to continue our progress. That came to a grinding halt. There was no conversation or bipartisan involvement, to the point where Denis and I, two elected officials, were shut out of the running of the government. ... They made a lot of promises, and there was a lot of bait-and-switch. - Leonard Remo

When elected officials abandon our environment and ruin our natural resources, public health is endangered. I know the importance of providing a clean environment for our children; I have attended more than one funeral for a child who has died from an asthma attack. - Gwen Moore

When church groups, rod and gun clubs, small business owners, and local government leaders come together with hiking and conservation groups, it makes a powerful point to our elected officials. - Mike Matz

What you see is major Democratic elected officials in the state of California supporting this Republican governor. - Diane Feinstein

We've reached a turning point. The American people are really fed up with illegal immigration not being addressed, and they're taking it to their elected officials. - Fred Elbel

We've changed all that -- we're the toast of Minnesota now. In a way, when it comes to [the argument for relocation], we've shot ourselves in the foot. We've brought character and full houses back here, and the fan base is thriving. The people of Minnesota have responded; why their elected officials haven't followed suit is beyond me. - Red McCombs

We're wasting our time by going to meetings, he (Farris) does what he wants and the rest is a charade for the public. We're elected officials. They talk about power to the people, there is no such thing here. - Bobby Whitaker

We're on a collision course with time and we can't wait. If people want to make me the villain, that's their prerogative, but I'm here to tell you that we've tried for almost two years to meet the elected officials halfway and we're not getting anything back. - Howard Schultz