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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Our state is great, but it can be greater and I am committed to helping realize that potential.
I am on a mission to help make this world a better place.
I was director of governmental affairs at the Cleveland school district. I served in the administration of Mayor Michael R. White.
We can't solve all of our problems in a short time.
More than my political affiliation, I consider myself a hellraising humanitarian. Hell raising in the sense that I don't just go along to get along.
The issues that matter to women also matter to communities... and these issues have a ripple effect all across the country. And the purist sense of the feminist tradition - feminism is not anti-man. It is pro-humanity.
Strong communities start at the ballot box - where every eligible Ohioan has the opportunity to make their voice heard.
Does being practical mean we prop up a legal system that's unfair, that bears its weight down on black men and black women, and by extension if you are Hispanic or indigenous or poor? Does being practical mean you don't say to the American people you deserve better than you're getting? That's not the practical we want.
I've proven myself a champion of workers' rights, particularly teachers.
There is a cost for democracy. It is worth the cost when it comes to opening up access for voters.
As the quintessential swing state, Ohio has been on the front lines of battles to restrict access to the vote and make government less transparent. Conservatives know that they can't win without putting a thumb on the scale of electoral outcomes.
Never did I think I would live to see the day Jim Crow was resurrected, making repeat appearances in the South. And he has packed his bags, and he has moved North. Something is wrong.
Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic.
As a female candidate, you always expect that some people will think you are not as capable of being an executive, or that you may be 'too emotional' for office. As an African-American woman, the bar can be even higher.
If someone were lying on the road dying would it matter to you who came to save you? If it was a Democrat or a Republican, would it matter?
The men in our lives, including members of the General Assembly, generously devote time to fundamental female reproductive issues. The least we can do is return the favor.
I think I have a lot to offer.
People don't wake up to go to vote and then have their ballot not counted.
It is my hope that the establishment part of the Democratic Party will heed what the grass roots is saying.
People want to see you be genuine.
Early voting is a vital component of the electoral landscape in Ohio.
People are sitting at their kitchen table talking about how they're going to pay their bills, and we can speak to the hearts of people on that and show them that we respect them. Ultimately, that's how we have to talk to them. We can't talk down to them.
Cleveland is my hometown.
We have a problem with our democracy when you have election officials deliberately trying to take away the fundamental right to vote in this country in the 21st century.
I'll never forget when I was running, when I was knocking on doors for my first office as I served as a Cleveland city councilwoman and to have older men say to me, 'Can you do this and be a wife and a mother?' Excuse me? Women make the world go round. We multitask... But to have that kind of condescending question asked of me in modern times.
All of the great social justice advances that we ever had in this country have come not from people with big titles and not from people at the top, but just from everyday people getting together saying 'Enough is enough. I'm going to change this, and I'm going to get involved, and I am going to be engaged.'
My family was always there for me, and believe in me whether I have a title or not.
Same way we have enough money to bail out Wall Street, we need to put a down payment on Main Street.
The folks in this counrty need somebody that will stand up for them.
Campaigns end, revolutions endure.
There is no reason why the right Democratic nominee can't win Ohio. President Obama did it twice in 2008 and 2012.
It hasn't been for a lack of trying. But we really have to analyze in a deeper way why we have these problems - at least at the state level - electing an African-American.
You would think people who call themselves pro-life would want to make sure that our children are educated, that people could work and live a good life, that you can take a vacation every now and then.
If you care about potholes, you have to vote. If you care about pre-k education, you have to vote. If you care about women's health care, you have to vote.
People are human. People have failings. It's unfortunate people want to keep piling on people's failings.
A government reflects the views of those who select it, and if people are unable to cast their ballot because the voting hours aren't convenient for them or because other hurdles have been raised too high we get a less representative government as a result.
I'm interested in running for an office that would allow me the opportunity to work harder and do a better job for the citizens of this state, and I will not rule out any office that gives me that ability.
Often in America, access to the freedoms and privileges guaranteed under the Constitution are determined by ZIP code.
Cleveland has been my life.
A major part of living in a representative form of government is giving citizens the right to choose and be treated equally.
My grandmother bought me a set of Encyclopedia Britannica's when I was little, and I remember sitting on the floor reading through these just dreaming of all the possibilities. My mind would always go toward me becoming a nurse or a teacher because, even back then, I knew I wanted to do my part to make the world a richer place.
If we want to be the big-tent party, if we want to be the party that is seen as the party that really stands up for the working class, we have to welcome people in and not just believe a certain way.
Although she was not a politician, my grandmother gave me the most important lesson I've ever received and one I carry with me today. That all you need to be successful in life is three things: your wishbone to dream big, your jawbone to speak the truth, and your backbone to persevere through it all.
Our Revolution has been the keeper of the flame doing the vital work of building a grassroots movement that leverages the people's agenda.
Redistricting reform is one of the most important issues we can tackle.
Whether it is access to voting rights, representation in government, or the outsized influence of money in our political system, the opportunity to interact with and participate in democracy is available to some, but blocked for many.
The best way to build a house is not from the top, but from the bottom. When you go to the polls, vote from the bottom up.
The GOP will not be satisfied until women are barefoot, pregnant and back home by 5 o'clock P.M. to cook dinner.
It is un-American, it is unjust to target any group of folks whether they are African-American, Hispanic, poor or elderly when it comes to access to the vote.
We tell people to go to college, but when they cross the stage, they cross the stage with a degree in one hand and debt in the other that stifles their ability to be able to live that good life.
The vote is the last great equalizer that we have in this country.
I think it is wrong to balance the budget on the backs of local government.
We need to deliver efficient, transparent government.
I'm the same Nina Turner, whether I'm on MSNBC or talking to my hometown newspaper or CNN.
You never get to too big to phone bank, that's my opinion.
Global warming is a real threat to our communities, to everybody, to everything.
Women are outfundraised. Why? Because men have been doing it a lot longer. And, so not only do they have entry into the money, they have connections that a lot of women don't. Women are a lot older most of the times when they run for office because of the stigma.
Voter fraud is almost non-existent. People don't just show up on election day, trying to impersonate other people.
I stand up for what is right even if it puts me in a political conundrum. Supporting Senator Sanders was one of those moments when the status quo said 'Uh uh, bad girl.'
I'm a Democrat, and that's worth fighting for.
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