My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My parents elected me president of the family when I was 4. We actually had an election every year, and I always won. I'm an only child, and I could count on my mother's vote.
My dad was phenomenal. Born in Mexico, lived poor, didn't graduate from college, and becomes head of a car company and then governor of a state. I can't imagine I would have ever thought about running for office had I not seen my dad do it.
My dad was a New York City cop. His father was a New York City fireman. And my mother's dad was a city taxi driver.
My father took one of the toughest jobs in the government because he cared about his nation more than himself. His courage and conviction have always driven me to want to make a difference.
My mother, she worked in the mayor's office in Chicago when I was growing up and has been in democratic politics for a long time.
My entire family has been with the Congress right from the time of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress is in our blood and as a loyalist, I am always there for Congress.
My mother was a politician in my formative years.
Our dad was just a congressman for 27 years, and if you live in Washington, D.C., everybody's dad works for the government. We grew up just like everyone else.
When my sister and I came along, my father's political life was completely over. He ran for president the year I was born. So that was the end of it. He had been congressman first, then governor, before all that. So when we came along, he was running the Dayton newspaper.
My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.