They want us to be smart and strategic and get to the other side
On the record
Big-City Mayors
Quotes from the mayors of America's largest cities — current and former.
Current mayors
KS-IJohn BaconKansas
CA-DKaren BassCalifornia1,185 Quotes
NVShelley BerkleyNevada77 Quotes
HIRick BlangiardiHawaii
DC-DMuriel BowserDistrict of Columbia141 Quotes
FLJane CastorFlorida2 Quotes
NCJanet CowellNorth Carolina1 Quote
TX-IJohn Cowen Jr.Texas
FLDonna DeeganFlorida
GAAndre DickensGeorgia18 Quotes
VABobby DyerVirginia2 Quotes
CAJerry DyerCalifornia
AZMark FreemanArizona
MNJacob FreyMinnesota60 Quotes
TX-IGeorge FullerTexas
AZKate GallegoArizona4 Quotes
OHAndrew GintherOhio2 Quotes
CATodd GloriaCalifornia1 Quote
CAKaren GohCalifornia
KYCraig GreenbergKentucky6 Quotes
FLEileen HigginsFlorida7 Quotes
INJoe HogsettIndiana3 Quotes
OKDavid HoltOklahoma7 Quotes
IL-DBrandon JohnsonIllinois159 Quotes
WICavalier JohnsonWisconsin5 Quotes
TXEric JohnsonTexas6 Quotes
TXRenard JohnsonTexas
TXGina Ortiz JonesTexas12 Quotes
NMTim KellerNew Mexico4 Quotes
CA-DBarbara LeeCalifornia497 Quotes
MOQuinton LucasMissouri7 Quotes
CADaniel LurieCalifornia11 Quotes
NCVi LylesNorth Carolina5 Quotes
CAMatt MahanCalifornia8 Quotes
NY-DZohran MamdaniNew York817 Quotes
CAKevin McCartyCalifornia8 Quotes
COYemi MoboladeColorado
OKMonroe NicholsOklahoma2 Quotes
TNFreddie O’ConnellTennessee6 Quotes
PACherelle ParkerPennsylvania8 Quotes
TXMattie ParkerTexas
CARex RichardsonCalifornia
AZRegina RomeroArizona
AR-DFrank Scott Jr.Arkansas2 Quotes
MDBrandon ScottMaryland19 Quotes
MIMary SheffieldMichigan3 Quotes
TXKirk WatsonTexas30 Quotes
TXJohn WhitmireTexas5 Quotes
WAKatie WilsonWashington17 Quotes
MA-DMichelle WuMassachusetts88 Quotes
TNPaul YoungTennessee11 Quotes
Former mayors
No quid pro quo, no agreement, I did nothing wrong.
The law is very clear in New York City, that we are not allowed to collaborate for federal courts with ICE.
I campaigned on freedom, security and democracy back when I was running for president.
Our nation has always been at its best when it widens the circle of belonging and equality.
We have to stand up to this, and by we I don’t just mean Democrats.
There was very, very little about the things that most affect our lives.
The Black Lives Matter mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference.
The devastating impacts of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern.
They are driving people out there with a viciousness that I believe will collapse the agency…. We have a 50-year low in staffing while the Baby Boomer generation is swelling their ranks.
The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference.
No deal, no quid pro quo and I did nothing wrong.
The idea that I should resign takes away the power of the people.
To every one of my neighbors back in Boston, know this: You belong here. This is your home.
Shame on him for lying about my city, for having the nerve to insult our police commissioner who has overseen the safest Boston has been in anyone's lifetime.
Boston has not historically been governed by 'the word of presidents, or kings, or presidents who think they are kings.'
The false narrative is that immigrants in general are criminals or immigrants in general cause all sorts of danger and harm.
Congress could pass 'bipartisan legislation, and that would be comprehensive immigration law.'
Under a local law called the Trust Act, authorities work with the agency 'every single day on criminal matters and hold people who are committing crimes accountable.'
A city that is scared is not a city that is safe.





