Doug Ducey

“Where opportunities to expand trade and commerce exist, we will lead, and we will partner.”

“We want to control our own destiny and take responsibility for our own outcomes.”

“If you saw a better idea or business anywhere in the world, and you could reapply it legally and ethically and with attribution, you were supposed to do that. And I used that learning in building Cold Stone.”

“As parents, we all want the best for our children.”

“We should empower teachers to do their job by cutting wasteful spending and crippling bureaucracy, not classroom resources our educators and students need.”

“I want to see us add more dollars to the classroom.”

“When Arizona became a state, the federal government granted our founders nearly 11 million acres of state land. Every time we sell a piece of that land, proceeds go into the Land Trust where the money is invested and earns interest.”

“I strongly believe that more money needs to be spent in the classroom.”

“When it comes to free speech and participation in the democratic process, our laws should reflect the goal of making it easier for more citizens to engage.”

“If people want to take the time to vote, they should be able to, and their vote should be counted.”

“I'm committed as governor to valuing and nurturing our relationships with our friends to the south.”

“Arizonans want us to come together, put aside politics, and solve problems. You want us to do our jobs in way that reflects the best of our state. You want us to stop and listen - something that doesn't always come naturally to people in politics.”

“My philosophy is that I may not like all the questions that you ask, and you may not like all the answers that I give, but this is part of a transparent government.”

“Every dollar spent on education should go toward helping our teachers teach and our students learn.”

“I'm a pro-growth, small-government conservative with a background in free enterprise.”

“Federal government has forced a one-size-fits-all model on our education system.”

“In our administration, we're going to follow the law, and any policy that we move forward will fall well within the law and the Arizona Constitution.”

“Some people never learn, no matter how much their heads hurt in the morning.”

“Governors compete. States compete. People & businesses decide.”

“We can't let government make long-term commitments that it may not be able to keep.”