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I was raised in a family dedicated to public service.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

I'm going to explore the possibility that my future work could be in public service rather than corporate work.

I'm a small-town kid who grew up with a cornfield in the back yard and dreaming of serving my country in public office.

My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and that of my family - in finding just, practical, and bipartisan solutions to difficult challenges.

I have had a career in public service.

I think that public service is tough on a family - no ifs, ands, buts about it. I have my own personal wishes, but they're not always front and center.

I've got to restructure all my personal life now in order to accommodate public service, which is fine.