Brian Sandoval

“My father was one of ten children.”

“Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.”

“Nevadans, and all Americans, are resilient. Overcoming adversity is a part of our national heritage.”

“I've made a commitment that any tax increase, I'm going to veto. It's the worst thing we could do. We have an amount of money to spend. That's it.”

“I was elected to solve problems, and I don't think it's conservative to have bad roads; I don't think it's conservative to have bad schools. I don't think it's conservative to have to go through budget crises every two years. So I'm taking the difficult issues straight on. That's what I was elected to do.”

“As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.”

“In 1984, Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to serve as a legislative intern in his office in Washington, D.C. Coming from humble beginnings, the experience changed my life and charted me on a path of public service.”

“Racial profiling is illegal, and I do not support it.”

“Good executives, like all good leaders, must expect opposition when making decisions or when making or enforcing the law. But executives must engage those that disagree with them.”

“Changing course is never easy.”

“I don't think it's any secret I've never been an advocate for the Affordable Care Act.”

“I worked my way through law school.”

“I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need.”

“We have overcome economic devastation, defeated mighty oppressors, and lifted up generation after generation of Americans. We can - and we will - do it again. For that is our birthright as members of the American family - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, immigrant, or descendant of the Founding Fathers themselves.”

“Nevada is a little different than most states. We only meet every other year in the legislature. So it's very important to have good relationships on both sides of the aisle... I have to have those relationships.”

“My first job was cleaning sheep pens.”

“When you talk about a 'broad-based business tax,' that's a pretty broad term. I don't know what that means. But it's not something I would be supportive of.”

“It's no accident that the fastest growing states with the best economies are all led by Republican governors.”

“It's not how much you spend, it's how you spend it. We have been putting a lot of money into education in the state of Nevada, and it's gotten us to 50th in the country in graduation rates. We needed more accountability in our system.”

“Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.”