I have been blessed, working both at the local level on a community school board, the state assembly, four years in the state senate, and now almost 12 years in the House of Representatives.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've been blessed to have a long career.
I've had a blessed career, and that has been acknowledged in many ways over the years.
I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career.
I've loved being in legislative office on a state level, and I think on a federal level there are so many more opportunities. I'm so excited to accomplish more.
I've been so blessed to work with the people I have.
I remember when I was a young social worker, the first time I went to the state capital in Arizona, where I eventually served for seven years, I was so nervous to go and lobby my state legislators. Because I only had a master's degree at the time in social work.
I love working for the people of Ohio, and I have a lot more work to do as their senator.
I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms.
I've been in Congress 14 years. I've been on the Appropriations Committee in which we are in charge of trying to move legislation.
I've had the school of hard knocks, and I've worked my way up to be the governor of this great state of Connecticut.