21 Quotes by Sam Reed

I believe in operating in the big middle of the electorate and not being to the far right or the far left. I think you get so much more done.

I hope that one of my legacies, and I worked to pass it on, is moderation in politics.

There are people who think I should be using the position of secretary of state simply to weigh the scales on the side of my own party. I just don't accept that, and it would not be proper.

We were supposed to get it the first of December.

We have in mind it being a very prominent building where people can come to learn about Washington state, the territorial history and the culture,

More than half the states that will miss the voting-equipment deadline will have signed contracts with vendors.

One of the biggest problems we have is people not following instructions properly when they're voting,

But those states that are not going to comply by Jan. 1 have been in touch with the Department of Justice. The agency has taken the practical position it is going to work with us, and we are making good-faith efforts to comply by the next federal election. I know of no state that is going to be sued for noncompliance.

But frankly, if there were any real problems, we would have seen them yesterday,