Quotes from Elizabeth Emken

The genetics of autism are real, but there are also environmental triggers.

I don't care what the political establishment says, Republican, Democrat - I'm a problem solver.

My son has autism, and I founded the government relations department at Autism Speaks.

I'm not a millionaire, a billionaire, a CEO, or a movie star.

In California, we've had a series of millionaires and billionaires and CEOs and movie stars. We need to take a hard look at how we define legitimate and credible candidates.

I appeal to everyone who understands what it is to have kids in school, have a mortgage, to work for a living; to have someone in their family or in their life who is less-abled and who is going to need help from the government.

I think we need to have more women in the Republican Party talking about what it is were trying to do for families.

You know what they want in the Central Valley? They want water.

In California, for so long now, our families have been struggling in this economic environment, and Dianne Feinstein, been in office nearly half a century, is out of touch of what women and families are going through in California.

We have bloated, out-of-control, and unresponsive government agencies that need to be reined in and focused by Congress to deliver results.