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I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and you wanted to become president? What I want now is to be mayor of this damned town in ten years.

Right away when I got to college, I realized that being a politician sucks. It's really hard! It wasn't for me. B.J. Novak is convinced that I will run for mayor of Chicago at some point. He begs me to do it. It'd be a tough gig, but I was always very attracted to the idea of helping people and trying to make the city a better place.

I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago.

I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a heart and a soul. Chicago has a unique spirit. Our business community wants to give back.

I have 15 years of executive experience as a big-city mayor and as a governor.

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 mother at the age of 65 decided she was going to run for mayor. She had never run for public office, and she decided she wanted to try and do some things for the community.

Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.

I was considering running for political office.