Quotes from Jason Kander

To truly care about this country is to demonstrate that you care about her politics the same when you're winning as when you're losing.

Politics, as a profession, is not about making the right political decision. It's about making the right decision and then managing the political consequences.

I am a person who cares deeply about what is happening in the country, and for me, in most ways since getting out of the service, at least, politics has been the way in which I see myself best serving and trying to make things better.

A lot of millennials really want a company that signs their paycheck, or whoever it is that signs their paycheck, to be an entity that reflects to them in a way that is consistent with their personal idea of who they are.

Curtailing voting rights by dishonestly inventing widespread fraud has been a major part of the Republican Party's political strategy for a while.

We should be doing everything we can to make it as convenient as possible for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. People fought and died for the right to vote.

Very few things in life are more fulfilling than being part of a team and knowing you're a part of something bigger than your own self-interest.

We were at a kibbutz, and we were at a Shabbat service, and I opened up the prayer book, and on the first page, it said that the prayer book was in thanks to the sponsorship of this family in a temple in Kansas City. For me, it was a moment when I really kind of connected in a real serious way with my personal identity as a Jew.

The secret to adulthood is that 99% of the time, you actually know the right thing to do. Adults make it hard when they are deciding whether to do the right thing.

My wife is gorgeous and brilliant, and my son True is my best little buddy in the world.

I'm a Democrat because I want every American to have a fair shot at the American Dream. That's what ties it all together for me, and in my experience, that means recognizing that no one is dealing with life one 'issue' at a time.

You don't get to recall a senator just because you don't like her or just because you want the seat for your own party.

What we believe is that health care should be a right in this country; I happen to believe that means that we should be for single-payer.

If we all work together, then we can save the American Dream from the nightmare that is Donald Trump.

To improve the standard of living for working folks, we have to raise the minimum wage and empower workers to fight for their interests in an economic and political system that's stacked against them.

I realize there are a lot of folks in my political party who disagree with me on this, but I think the Patriot Act is an important law enforcement tool, and it makes our country safer.

My experience in uniform has shaped my life and informed who I am like no other, and it's difficult for me to wrap my mind around the idea that I will no longer be a soldier.

That's a compliment reserved only for politicians. You never hear someone say, 'You know what I love about my accountant? He's just a normal guy.' That's how low the bar is for people in politics.

Trump is doing the country a disservice making things up about the integrity of our elections.

This country is a place that you've got to stay invested in.

The option to recall elected officials is an important one. Our representatives should always be mindful that they answer to their constituents, and if they act in malfeasance, their job may be on the line. But using the recall as a way to reverse the results of an election, or to hold a snap election, is simply undemocratic.

Ground troops... have to be a last resort. I think they should always be a last resort.

As a former Captain in the Army National Guard, I trained hundreds of soldiers to lead troops into combat.

Frankly, a lot of candidates have no problem being sold to the highest bidder if it means they will win.