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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.

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?

There is a cost for democracy. It is worth the cost when it comes to opening up access for voters.

The GOP will not be satisfied until women are barefoot, pregnant and back home by 5 o'clock P.M. to cook dinner.

Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic.

Often in America, access to the freedoms and privileges guaranteed under the Constitution are determined by ZIP code.

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.

My family was always there for me, and believe in me whether I have a title or not.

We need to deliver efficient, transparent government.

I was director of governmental affairs at the Cleveland school district. I served in the administration of Mayor Michael R. White.

People are human. People have failings. It's unfortunate people want to keep piling on people's failings.

There is no reason why the right Democratic nominee can't win Ohio. President Obama did it twice in 2008 and 2012.

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 don't want our white working class sisters and brothers to feel as though their pain is not important because it is. But at the same time, I want my white sisters and brothers to understand that when we talk about income and wealth inequality, that disproportionately African Americans suffer a little more.

It is my hope that the establishment part of the Democratic Party will heed what the grass roots is saying.

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.

You know, women not making dollar for dollar the same as a man is not new. It's been that way since day zero, since the founding of this country. And when you put African-American women and Hispanic women into the mix it's even worse than that.

It is a travesty for anyone who is elected to office, who serves in an elective office, to engage in voter suppression.

You never get to too big to phone bank, that's my opinion.

Cleveland has been my life.

I've proven myself a champion of workers' rights, particularly teachers.