Nina Turner

“It is imperative that Democrats take a stand and embrace Medicare for All and other progressive policies that address the needs of millions of Americans.”

“I am on a mission to help make this world a better place.”

“Our country is the richest in the history of the world. We should be working to expand and improve successful programs like Medicare, and offer more to our citizens.”

“Although she was not a politician, my grandmother gave me the most important lesson I've ever received and one I carry with me today. That all you need to be successful in life is three things: your wishbone to dream big, your jawbone to speak the truth, and your backbone to persevere through it all.”

“Any Democrat worth their salt that doesn't unequivocally say Medicare-for-all is the way to go? To me, there's something wrong with them.”

“Whether it is access to voting rights, representation in government, or the outsized influence of money in our political system, the opportunity to interact with and participate in democracy is available to some, but blocked for many.”

“My family was always there for me, and believe in me whether I have a title or not.”

“The issues that matter to women also matter to communities... and these issues have a ripple effect all across the country. And the purist sense of the feminist tradition - feminism is not anti-man. It is pro-humanity.”

“Does being practical mean we prop up a legal system that's unfair, that bears its weight down on black men and black women, and by extension if you are Hispanic or indigenous or poor? Does being practical mean you don't say to the American people you deserve better than you're getting? That's not the practical we want.”

“We need to deliver efficient, transparent government.”

“There is no reason why the right Democratic nominee can't win Ohio. President Obama did it twice in 2008 and 2012.”

“I was director of governmental affairs at the Cleveland school district. I served in the administration of Mayor Michael R. White.”

“We live in a country that sent people to the moon. This accomplishment, along with other bold leaps of faith, required political will, determination and imagination. Providing health care for all of our citizens requires the same force of will.”

“I'm a Democrat, and that's worth fighting for.”

“The overflow of big money in politics drowns out the voices of everyday people. That is part of the conundrum in this country: The more money you have the more speech you have. That leaves everyday people out of the equation.”

“I'm interested in running for an office that would allow me the opportunity to work harder and do a better job for the citizens of this state, and I will not rule out any office that gives me that ability.”

“Often in America, access to the freedoms and privileges guaranteed under the Constitution are determined by ZIP code.”

“If not for food stamps, Medicaid, and various job programs, I would never have gone on to be the first in my family to go to college, the first black woman to represent my ward on the Cleveland City Council, and, ultimately, a State Senator.”

“If a mother or a caregiver does not have a job that pays a living wage and they cannot afford child care, that is unacceptable. I've talked to my constituents over the years, and child care can almost bankrupt a family, even a two-parent household in which both parents are working.”

“Cleveland is my hometown.”