Everything I do in my political life is colored by my military service. It was the defining moment in my life and helped me develop the leadership skills that I still utilize.

To me, leadership has always been about doing what's right. Because when you've had to write your blood type on your boots, you aren't afraid to make the right calls.

I believe in President Obama.

I think that one of the things that Democrats, in particular, need to recognize is that the way we have sometimes thought about issues as just affecting a particular group of people is not necessarily right.

If we all work together, then we can save the American Dream from the nightmare that is Donald Trump.

I've stood in rooms in urban, rural, and suburban parts of my state and asked a room of middle class voters to raise their hands if the college debt of someone in their family is affecting their financial situation. Without exception, at least three quarters of the room will raise their hand.

Doing things right in politics is no different than doing things right in life: Tell the truth, be yourself.

When one donor can account for more than 70 percent of a candidate's money, there's obviously something wrong with the system.

Voters aren't asking to be pandered to and aren't asking to be tricked.