63 Quotes by Betsy Hodges

I am very aware that I married up, and I'm lucky for it every day.

I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions.

If we're going to make a city everybody can live in for a lifetime, we need to make sure we are building and growing for everybody.

Prince was unapologetically different, and he made it okay for his fans to be different and to celebrate their individuality. His social conscience challenged us to look deeper than the skin color of our neighbors.

I'm a Democrat.

Donald Trump is out to destroy people's lives, and he's trying to take our democracy down. That is something we can fight with everything we've got, but having compassion for one another while we do it is going to get us a lot further.

Since I'm a Minnesotan, that bragging thing is a little hard.

The nexus of Donald Trump's hateful behaviors and policies around Muslim people and immigrants comes together right here in Minneapolis. I knew immediately that the people I represent were going to be very, very scared and very, very worried for their safety.

When Donald Trump comes after any part of our community, he'll find 419,000 Minneapolitans and me standing squarely in his way. That's the kind of wall I can support.