Debate Is Healthy And No One In

I Do Not Come Bearing A Party Label On My Sleeve - Or A Quick Fix In My Back Pocket. I Do Not Come With A Rigid Ideology In My Heart - Or A Soul That Tells Me To Go It Alone. I Do Not Come To Uproot Tradition - Or To Be Imprisoned By It.

I Have To Reinvent Myself.

Debate Is Healthy And No One In This Chamber - Starting With Me - Has A Monopoly On Being Right.

Elections Are About Choosing Sides, But Inaugurations Are About Closing Ranks.

As Long As The Sun Rises Over Ontario And Sets Over The Pacific, I Will Dedicate Myself To Bringing The People Of Oregon What They Want And Need Most - An Era Of Hope, Change, And Economic Renewal.