Top 1200 Elected Officials Quotes & Sayings

It's unnecessary for elected officials to release their taxes because they are already required by law to submit a personal financial disclosure.

We need elected officials who overcome partisan politics to really help people.

Kennedy believed in religious liberty and the separation of church and state. He did not believe in the right of elected officials to impose their religious views on others. He was the first Catholic ever elected president, and he spent much of the 1960 campaign defending his religion and assuring voters he would not take orders from the Vatican.

When millions of Americans are tightening their belts, folks have the right to expect their elected officials to do the same.

We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.

Elected officials shouldn’t get to choose who gets to choose elected officials.

You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

The deepest mystery of Twitter is why celebrities and elected officials take part. After all, we all know they can't write their own lines.

For our veterans to have to wait long periods of time to receive care is not only unacceptable to us, but to elected officials as well.

When elected officials and others contribute to a climate and culture that fosters hyper-partisanship, we've got to blow the whistle.

It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box.

The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration.

Ensuring that high quality water is provided to all Arizona's citizens is the responsibility of elected officials at all levels and I am happy to do all I can to assist the city's efforts.

Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.

People should hold elected officials accountable for how they vote. Period.

When girls can get an education and women can work and run businesses or even serve as elected officials, the world benefits.

In order to maintain public trust in government, elected officials must answer for what they do and say; this includes 140-character tweets.

I feel like we put all the weight on the president, rather than distributing the weight to all of the elected officials.

Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.

We hunt and fish or we'll go nuts dealing with the criminal behavior of our elected officials.

Some politician some years ago said that bad officials are elected by good voters who do not vote.

Listening is something as elected officials, as leaders, we forget to do.

Police officials routinely execute search warrants on private homes and offices, and Congressional offices should not be treated any differently. There cannot be one set of rules for elected officials and another set of rules for everyone else.

We get what we deserve. They are our elected officials.

The public wants elected officials who have character. The public wants elected officials who are willing to stand up and say things, even if they don't agree with them.

We think there's nothing like sunlight to mobilize and energize citizens to demand change of their elected officials.

I honestly believe I'd make one of the worst elected officials in the history of this country.

People want our elected officials to govern and for government to work.

All businesses, including gasoline stations and restaurants, should close ever Sunday... by force of legislative fiat through the duly elected officials of the people.

What people have to understand is 'Billboard' is a magazine. They're like elected officials - they work for us.

At one time in Montana, our elected officials were literally bought and owned by companies.

Corporations are poisoning our air and water while at the same time lining the pockets of elected officials with political contributions.

It ought to be done by the elected officials themselves because they have the credibility. And it's not like we aren't willing to help.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones.

We should all laugh more at our elected officials - it's good for us and good for them.

The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies.

The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. ... There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you're appointed by the king, they don't feel that they're responsible for the people. If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

As a member of Congress, I am part of a large group of elected officials who remain clear-eyed about the threat emanating from Tehran.

The human element should be the two players on the court, not the officials. The best officials are the ones you never notice. The nature of the game made officials too noticeable a part.

Far too many of our elected officials are chained to an ideology that is rooted in the past. They are keepers of normalcy who embrace things as they've always been.

I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to conclude that it is more important for your constituents that you be reelected than that you deal honestly with them.

Most elected officials don't want you to know about the world of political fundraising because they fear that it paints an unflattering portrait of public life.

I think that the voters should choose the elected officials, not the elected officials choose the voters.

The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?

As candidates and elected officials, we have an obligation to be honest.

I do believe that the majority of elected officials worked very hard and their heart is in the right place.

If taxpayers want better results from Congress, they must stop paying their elected officials for failure. After all, you get what you pay for.

My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.

The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.

Unpledged delegates exist really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don't have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists.

Here in Connecticut, we continue to take the necessary steps to save lives and protect loved ones and we are calling on all elected officials to do the same.

When you look at every government, they're our elected officials, and you have to have some form of respect for them.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones

As a former Governor, and more importantly, as a father, I know all too well how protective elected officials are of the special relationships they have with their children.

Our elected officials must understand that we, the American people, expect them to perform the duties of their office, even when that means working with other elected officials from different parties.

Elected officials need to stop with the name calling and hateful statements.

In the absolute majority of western democracies - elected officials are the ones who appoint the highest bench in the judicial system. There is no reason for us to lag behind.

We have a responsibility as elected officials to do good public policy in the best interest of all the people.

You can go on for days naming former elected officials who are now in the private sector getting paid lots of money for speeches.