Quotes from Mike Espy

Mississippi is not California, Mississippi is not Massachusetts, and Kamala knows that. If I'm lucky enough and blessed to be a member of the U.S. Senate, we may not always vote similarly. She knows that, and I know that as well.

It is illegal to ask a foreign power to interfere in a domestic election.

My oldest son played for the NFL, until he got hurt and opened a gym here in Mississippi. He trains young athletes and inspires them to chase their dreams, playing football in college and professionally.

Greater transparency is the easiest and simplest solution to prevent officers who have previously been in trouble from getting new jobs. That's why we must create a national registry of police misconduct and disciplinary actions.

I am a lifelong Mississippian. I remember Jim Crow, 'colored' and 'white' water fountains, and my mother's inability to try on a dress in a store because no white woman would buy it if she put it back.

Cindy-Hyde Smith is hurting Mississippi - our progress and our reputation - and we simply must replace her.

I want to make the point that, even though we had a troubled experience, we moved on from that. I moved on from that, to become the first Black congressman, a cabinet secretary. I returned to Mississippi, and I'm now running for the U.S. Senate.

Demanding accountability for Mississippi's role in creating an environment that tolerated and bred hateful ideologies and violence is a small, but powerful, step in turning the page on our troubled history.

The DNC says they want minorities to run for office but when they actually do, we don't get the support that we need and deserve.

A better Mississippi and a better America is in our future - if we fight for it.

I am dedicated to expanding Medicaid in Mississippi.

The Mississippi of 1920 was an exceptionally dangerous place for Black people. But my grandfather deeply believed in helping create opportunities to African-Americans to lift themselves up to create a better life for their families and doing everything possible to bring his people together.

I really don't need anyone to come to Mississippi to generate a vote for me.

If it's good for Mississippi, I'll vote for it. If it comes from the Democratic side, fine. If it's good for us, I'll vote for it. But the converse is also true.

Mississippi is akin to an underdeveloped country.

What we need is a good salesman for Mississippi, someone who can effectively represent our interests.

Medgar Evers is a true Mississippi hero.

As a teenager growing up during Jim Crow, all I wanted to do was leave Mississippi. But I came back and raised my own family here.

I will be a strong voice for Mississippi, and not an echo.

As I grew older I began to realize that Mississippi really wasn't that bad. The basis for progress has always been there. And the opportunity is limitless.

The violence against unarmed Black people - names we know, and names we don't know - must end.

We have to try to convince everybody in America, that if you eat you're involved in agriculture. That the shirts don't just spring up at Kmart on the rack. They're made from cotton.

I'm going to stand up for the good name of Mississippi, just like I did for Mike Espy's good name.

What better symbol of unity, what better symbol of growth, than to have Mike Espy in the United States Senate.