Mike DeWine

“Effective cyber-security should be considered an investment.”

“I found, in the Senate, you can have significant impact whether you're in the minority party or the majority party, and a lot of it goes back to... that you really have to be able to count to 60.”

“You have to give people a reason to believe that, under your leadership, America will be better. Rick Santorum has done that.”

“Even beyond policy considerations, Romneycare was a horrible model to suggest for the federal government because the Constitution does not give Congress the power to impose an individual insurance mandate.”

“In his brief 21 years on this earth, Michael Smith Jr. touched countless lives.”

“You know, kids text a lot today. It's phenomenal.”

“Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy.”

“Throughout my career, I've been someone who's led... and solved problems we had.”

“The way I've gotten things done is by working with Democrats and Republicans. I worked with Jay Rockefeller, for example, on highway safety issues.”

“I have a long, long record of working with Democrats and Republicans alike.”

“My job as attorney general has been, in regard to guns, to have oversight in regard to concealed-carry licenses.”

“I find it personally distracting when kids are constantly texting, but they can be texting something that is just benign and just fine.”

“Since its inception, our Nation has stood on the foundations of compassion and justice.”

“One of the most important things that I have learned in my 57 years is that life is all about choices. On every journey you take, you face choices. At every fork in the road, you make a choice. And it is those decisions that shape our lives.”

“Sherrod Brown, in the House, was one of 66 members of the House to vote against the Patriot Act, and he continues to vote against the Patriot Act, to deny our law enforcement the tools they need to go against terror.”

“I'm for the fracking. I think it's an opportunity for Ohio to really get a lot of jobs. But we have to do it right. We have to really take a deep breath, do it right, make sure the public is protected, make sure our land is protected.”

“As a young prosecutor, I used the Bureau of Criminal Investigation extensively. I saw that there were problems with BCI. Frankly, I thought I could fix them. I thought if I was successful, I could really make a difference as attorney general.”

“On my first day in office as Ohio attorney general, I authorized Ohio to join the multistate lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare.”

“Obamacare is, quite simply, the federal version of Romneycare.”

“To be elected president, you have to do more than tear down your opponents. You have to give the American people a reason to vote for you - a reason to hope - a reason to believe that under your leadership, America will be better.”