Eric Swalwell

The best piece of advice I've received is find a mentor, but also mentor others. You have two hands, so reach up, look for as many mentors as you can to get where you want to go, but never forget that you have another hand, and you have to reach down and lift others up, too. ”

Why do we not have online voting? There's a security system in place already - on our cellphones. We already use biometrics to log into our banking. We use it to log into our health records. Why can't we have online safe and secure voting? ”

I think having a national system that tracks who owns guns is fine. I don't think we need to be printing it on the Internet. ”

America needs a president who knows how we live and work, who delivers on promises to those who need help, who won't use fear and hate as a political cudgel, and who works to solve our biggest problems instead of nibbling around the edges - a president who will go big, be bold, and do good, and stirs all Americans to do likewise. ”

I believe in the promise of America, which is if you work hard, you do better for yourselves, and you dream bigger for kids. ”

I've told town hall participants and reporters in the media that we can protect the Second Amendment and also protect people's lives. ”

Holding office often requires swearing an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Running for office should include accepting responsibility for this, too, so that our democratic republic's underpinnings can remain strong for generations to come. ”