American - Politician | September 7, 1969 -
My mother's first career was physical therapy, her second was writer, and her third career was president of an organic fertilizer company. And she's driven a tank.
Betsy Hodges
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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.
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I'm a Democrat.
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There are some folks at the teacher's union who aren't big fans of mine, in part, because I have been open and want to make sure everybody is sitting at the table as we talk about education.
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Too often when we talk about racial or economic justice, we white people do not see ourselves in the picture. We feel like it's all well and good for other people to do better, but not at our expense, and it won't benefit us.
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We stand with our Muslim community as President Trump singles them out for attack and unfairly-targeted policy.
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What does it mean to have a mayor who has an organizing background? It means I have allies and partners on whom I can call for advice - and that are also holding my feet to the fire already.
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What I like to do is have an opportunity to talk with people in neighborhoods and answer their questions one-on-one. I think it's one of the places I have greatest strength.
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Physical development fosters learning.
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Philosophically, I don't believe in public funding for private sports.
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I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions.
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In Minneapolis, we believe in connection, not alienation. We believe in compassion, not indifference. We believe in love, but we are not timid.
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