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Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board.

Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.

For me it's more important to look at each constituency individually and find a community I feel I can serve to the best of my abilities, and where I feel I can make a real difference, and further their cause.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

School boards can be a steppingstone to higher forms of political leadership.

I grew up in the Justice Department. I served 12 years as a line lawyer in the public integrity section. This department under me will not have any kind of political interference. I will not allow political interference in the Justice Department. Those who might attempt to do that will be rebuffed.

I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.

I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.

Most people get their politics, obviously, from TV shows about senators or movies about them or... all the day-to-day press and the talk shows.