Quotes from Tate Reeves

I want all Mississippians to know that every man and woman of every region, every background, every race, every class, and every home in our state has my admiration and my respect.

We are a resilient people defined by our hospitality.

It is fashionable in some quarters to say our ancestors were all evil. I reject that notion. I also reject the elitist worldview that these United States are anything but the greatest nation in the history of mankind.

I don't see the relevance in a teacher becoming a member of the Rotary Club, how that is going to improve student achievement.

Many of my friends and allies - not to mention my critics - lobbied me to spend on worthy causes. Who cares about a rainy-day fund when times are good? There are raises to give and projects to fund!

We've made great progress in educating and informing the public on the importance of getting more rigorous computer science education in all of our schools so that students have the knowledge, skills and abilities to compete for the best jobs in the new 21st century digital economy.

We will right the wrongs of the past, and we will do everything in our power to protect the dignity of every Mississippi life.

We are taking the steps to transform education in Mississippi with every dollar invested in the classroom and every initiative expanding educational opportunities for students.

We can transform our economy.

A culture of love and kinship has knitted Mississippi families together, and tied them to each other, for ages. It is what makes us special in a fast-paced and transient world. I will defend that culture against the erosion that frays societies.

We have a very transient population. We have a lot of people that live here and work or play in New Orleans.

It is my mission to spend every single day creating a climate where good careers are plentiful - with every Mississippian prepared to pursue them.

We should invest in healthcare... We can and we should do all of this without succumbing to the siren song of big government.

We need a governor strong enough to take us to our full potential. Jim Hood won't, but I will.

Joe Biden is the duly-elected president of the United States. He was certified by all 50 states either having won or lost, and he lost my state by 20 points, but he was certified in each of the individual states and certified by the U.S. Congress and he is the duly-elected president.

We should not use the heavy hand of government more than it is justified.

We're gonna run this state like Donald J. Trump is running America.

Trust with risk is better than unchecked government power.

It should not matter what a kid's zip code is nor should it matter what their mom and dad do or in some instance don't do for a living.

The approach I take to legislation a lot of times is that Mississippi has been a state for 198 years, and if we have made it this long without a particular law being on the books, we can probably make it another year without it.

Mississippi's never going to be China.

We deliberately filled our rainy-day fund to its statutory capacity over my time leading the Mississippi Senate as lieutenant governor.

We need a governor focused on job creation, bringing better and higher paying jobs to Mississippi.

President Biden is the duly-elected president and we will do everything we can to work with him to help the citizens of Mississippi.