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My freshman year, I ran for student class president and lost. The next year, I ran for student class vice president, and I won.

I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.

I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.

The reason I actually ran for office is because of Hillary Clinton. Everybody was telling me why I shouldn't run: I was too young, I had small children, I should start at the school board level.

I was considering running for political office.

I didn't intend to run for public office. I didn't really think about it.

I've always been comfortable with people who run things, whether it was the principal of my high school or the president of the university.

I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.

I wasn't a particularly brilliant student, but on the other hand, I was very active in Student Union affairs and in student politics.