I have decided to endorse Governor John Kasich for president because he is a leader who has a proven record of delivering results. John turned Ohio around at a tough time, and I believe he can do the same for our country.
I have known Harold Ford Jr. since before he was born, in that his father was my driver in the 1966 governor’s race, and has remained a friend of mine all these years.
I endorsed Governor John Kasich for President because I felt like he was the most qualified and the best person to lead our nation.
As a doctor and father, I often come back to the proverb, ‘Speak out on behalf of the voiceless, and for the rights of all who are vulnerable’ – and that’s how I plan to serve Virginia as governor, too.
As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it.
Growing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor.
In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states.
When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee.
Put simply, no one in state government can create new specially protected classes except the General Assembly with the concurrence of the Governor.
As the first Hispanic female governor in history, little girls often come up to me in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask ‘Are you Susana?’ and they run up and give me a hug.
It was easy for Sanford to have a bully pulpit as governor. It’s another thing to be in the trenches, having to face leadership, and say, ‘No, that’s not a conservative position, that’s not what we’re doing.’
There is only one governor, and his name is Gray Davis.
I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.
I pledge to you today that for as long as I am your governor, I will not seek or accept any outside compensation from any source.
When he was running, my thinking was, ‘I can’t believe my governor is running for president.’ By the end of Clinton’s first year in office, I was like, ‘Wow, I must not be a Democrat.’
If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn’t eat there anymore. As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it.
My vehemence was against the federal courts. I never said a word against black people in my heart since I ran for governor.
In New Mexico… I may have vetoed more legislation as governor of New Mexico than all the other governors in the country combined.
Everything that has happened to me in my life has defined who I am, and all of the things leading up to being governor, that all came from overcoming challenges in childhood and overcoming challenges as I got older. When you have God, you quickly understand there’s nothing you can’t overcome.
As the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the Queen feels she cannot be seen to smile in church – and her natural reaction is to combat mirth by putting on a stern face.
I am not prejudiced against the Negro. When I was governor, I did more to help the Negroes in our State than any previous Governor, and I think you can find Negro leaders in the State who will attest to this fact.
According to me when former governors join the political mainstream, the whole cause propagated for autonomy of the institutions, itself gets impacted. When they dwell into statements which are politically loaded, rather than during their tenure as a governor, it is far easier to analyse those statements.
The Office of Attorney General should be independent and the Office of Attorney General should have the power to investigate without the approval of the governor of the state of New York. It’s absolutely critically important.
I’m all about job creation. That’s what I’ve done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that’s what I’m focused on.
I’ve made more cuts than any governor has ever made.
Todd Palin’s frequent presence in the governor’s office led some in Juneau to call him the ‘Shadow Governor.’ But it had never been clear, at least to the public, what roles he played.
The governor’s not allowed to drive. That’s part of the life you accept.
As the governor of the state of Arizona, I took an oath to uphold the laws and to protect the people of Arizona. And I’m going to be relentless in it. I’m going to do what is right.
As Governor, it’s my job to work on behalf of everyone in Connecticut and to reach across the aisle to find commonsense, bipartisan solutions to the challenges confronting our state.
While Matt Bevin helps insiders, wealthy CEOs and special interests, I’m running to be a governor who works for Kentucky families who are still struggling to get ahead.
The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.
Every governor’s got tough choices to make.
I was the Republican governor of the heavily Democratic state of New Mexico. I focused on good government, and I got it done – just like my running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. The people of New Mexico reelected me by a comfortable margin. Ditto for Weld.
Why is it our business whether Sarah Palin returned to her job as governor three days after her son was born, or three months? Is there a right answer?
In 1979, just after I became governor, I asked Hillary to chair a rural health committee to help expand health care to isolated farm and mountain areas. They recommended to do that partly by deploying trained nurse practitioners in places with no doctors to provide primary care they were trained to provide.
Governor Rauner talks about what he might get done or what he tried to get done. It’s past time for all his talk. It’s time for action. It’s what I’ve been doing my whole life.
Governor Hogan’s successes and support in Maryland, including with Democrats, prove that Marylanders like the change he’s bringing to our state, and they will support a candidate like me who will bring that same real change to Washington.
On the political side, I was the Democratic nominee for the Governor of Tennessee in 1970 and 1998.
While my mother is from Jammu, my father was originally from Afghanistan, as my grandfather was the governor of five provinces there, including Herat.
In choosing Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has chosen for the future.
I’m honored to receive the support of former Republican candidate for governor, William Woods.
In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t qualified to be governor of California.
Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It’s time for a governor who believes that you don’t have to buy a place in Texas’ future. It’s time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us.
When I campaigned for governor, I was clear about where our priorities must lie: Opportunity for New Mexico students and long-overdue recognition of New Mexico educators and staff.
As governor, I will make it a priority to create jobs for our veterans.
Every governor knows better how to manage and provide for quality health care in their respective states than does one-size-fits-all at the federal government level.
I don’t care if it’s a dollar or two dollars. If I’m governor, people should have skin in the game.
I think Governor Romney has a two-part budget plan that very much levels with voters far more so than any candidate in my lifetime.
I’m on Governor Gray Davis’ California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools.
I ran two campaigns for governor in a state that’s 2-1 Democrat where I did not mention my opponent in print, radio, or television. I don’t know if any other politician at a gubernatorial, congressional, or a senatorial level can make the claim.
Over my dead body when I’m governor of Virginia are we ever going to take down the statue of Robert E. Lee or Stonewall Jackson or any hero of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
I think everyone should read Governor William Bradford’s diary.
As a governor, I’ve signed virtually every kind of pro-life legislation that we can sign under existing federal law, none of which have been harsh or punitive, but I think they’ve been important to really point out a pro-life culture in Arkansas. That’s, for me, a good thing.
I’m the only candidate running for governor that opposes Obamacare expansion in Mississippi.
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 had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that’s a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.
The more successful sons and daughters know when to lean on their parents – and when to go their own way. George W. Bush helped run his father’s presidential campaigns in 1988 and 1992. But in his winning campaign for governor of Texas, he never mentioned his father’s name in any of his campaign commercials.
