Quotes from Betsy Hodges

I thank the officers of the Minneapolis Police Department, who work hard every day to help people in their most vulnerable moments, keep our communities safe, and build relationships and trust with the public.

People work hard for their money, and they expect services for the dollars they put into the city.

For me, governing starts with people. It doesn't start with bureaucracy. It doesn't start with policy. It starts with people and what people need to thrive.

When people are thriving, the city is thriving.

Human-induced climate change is a scientific reality, and its effective control is a moral imperative for humanity.

I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions.

If Donald Trump wants to harm cities and the people who call them home, he'll have to come through me.

Professional people build relationships by doing the work together.

In Minneapolis, we believe in connection, not alienation. We believe in compassion, not indifference. We believe in love, but we are not timid.

Together we are bigger than the sum of our parts.

The nexus of Donald Trump's hateful behaviors and policies around Muslim people and immigrants comes together right here in Minneapolis. I knew immediately that the people I represent were going to be very, very scared and very, very worried for their safety.

Donald Trump has his Twitter account, but so do I, and so do millions and millions of Americans. So the way that we can organize around that is different than what we had in the past, and we can use that tool for good, not just for evil.

I journal at the end of every day and just keep track of how things are going.

I think our cities' deteriorating infrastructure is a silent crisis.

Transit builds a city that people choose to live in.

We need to be able to live in the city without a car; we need to be able to get around. The transit system has to be strong and work for everyone.

We stand with our Muslim community as President Trump singles them out for attack and unfairly-targeted policy.

Prince was unapologetically different, and he made it okay for his fans to be different and to celebrate their individuality. His social conscience challenged us to look deeper than the skin color of our neighbors.

True public safety requires a collaboration between law enforcement and the community.

Donald Trump is out to destroy people's lives, and he's trying to take our democracy down. That is something we can fight with everything we've got, but having compassion for one another while we do it is going to get us a lot further.

When Trump's cronies are the people attacking you, you know you've done something right.

We can only have true public safety with public trust.

My first and foremost consideration is the safety of the people of the city of Minneapolis. And my first and foremost consideration is making sure that people can also express their constitutional rights peaceably.

We must shout out from the rooftops that Minneapolis is the best place on Earth.