Gina Raimondo

We have to get past this persistent negativity. The negativity has held Rhode Island back for a long time. ”

If you want to have a big impact, government is the way to do it. Just think of the number of people you can touch. ”

I think the Founding Fathers probably knew what they were doing in setting up the government to have a healthy tension between the executive branch and the legislative branch. ”

The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline. ”

If I'm a CEO, I want to be in a place where the government works. ”

I respect public employees and school teachers. They deserve a secure retirement. ”

I want to show two things. One, that Democrats can solve big problems and get things done. And two, that as a public official, you can make tough choices, do the right things for the right reasons, and upset some people. And still get elected. ”

Those diplomas on my wall would not be there without the GI Bill that educated my father, without the public library, without the RIPTA bus. ”

The public library is where I studied. It's where my grandfather taught himself English. ”

The public bus is how I got to school every day. ”