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I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!

I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.

I got into politics when I was eight years old.

I'm not sure I had a political career for the future anyway. I'm not sure that politics was what I wanted to spend my life doing.

I was interested in politics very much when I was growing up, and that's what I think I really wanted to be - either a senator, or a Supreme Court Justice, and I always wanted to be a lawyer.

If I went into politics, it's because I grew up in a political atmosphere.

I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.

I've had an interest in politics since I was a little kid.

I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan.

I had no intention of entering politics, but then the force of events led me to become involved in politics.