Reaching across the aisle is important. I'll continue to offer to negotiate, but sometimes it's impossible to negotiate with a brick wall - Lina Hidalgo

We need different voices in government—not for the sake of different voices, but because it actually makes a difference in policy.

We don’t listen to the NRAs about what we do about gun violence and violent crime. We listen to the victims of crime. We do not outsource the environmental protection measures to industry

I just felt this call to action, to give back and do something about what was happening, and I decided that the most effective way to give back and to make a difference would be by being in charge. That there was no reason why I shouldn't run. I know what needed to change, and I was going to do it.