Obviously, I have been a pro-choice candidate for my entire political career, and obviously there is controversy always surrounding this issue.

We need candidate schools to recruit more young African-Americans to run for office and more diverse law enforcement communities.

Respecting the Second Amendment does not mean abandoning common sense. The right to own guns in this country must remain, while we also must strengthen our laws to prevent mass shootings.

Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them enforced.

Waterboarding isn't torture. We do waterboarding to our own soldiers in the military.

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

One thing I've always liked about the military is there's a certain amount of pragmatism.

When you decide you're going to be a public servant, you should not be able to take on interests that conflict with the city.