And frankly, by all of us who call this country home.
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Big-City Mayors
Quotes from the mayors of America's largest cities — current and former.
Current mayors
KS-IJohn BaconKansas
CA-DKaren BassCalifornia1,154 Quotes
NVShelley BerkleyNevada66 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 FreyMinnesota65 Quotes
TX-IGeorge FullerTexas
AZKate GallegoArizona4 Quotes
OHAndrew GintherOhio2 Quotes
CATodd GloriaCalifornia3 Quotes
CAKaren GohCalifornia
KYCraig GreenbergKentucky6 Quotes
FLEileen HigginsFlorida7 Quotes
INJoe HogsettIndiana3 Quotes
OKDavid HoltOklahoma7 Quotes
IL-DBrandon JohnsonIllinois160 Quotes
WICavalier JohnsonWisconsin5 Quotes
TXEric JohnsonTexas6 Quotes
TXRenard JohnsonTexas
TXGina Ortiz JonesTexas12 Quotes
NMTim KellerNew Mexico4 Quotes
CA-DBarbara LeeCalifornia295 Quotes
MOQuinton LucasMissouri7 Quotes
CADaniel LurieCalifornia11 Quotes
NCVi LylesNorth Carolina5 Quotes
CAMatt MahanCalifornia8 Quotes
NY-DZohran MamdaniNew York900 Quotes
CAKevin McCartyCalifornia8 Quotes
COYemi MoboladeColorado
OKMonroe NicholsOklahoma2 Quotes
TNFreddie O’ConnellTennessee6 Quotes
PACherelle ParkerPennsylvania9 Quotes
TXMattie ParkerTexas
CARex RichardsonCalifornia
AZRegina RomeroArizona1 Quote
AR-DFrank Scott Jr.Arkansas2 Quotes
MDBrandon ScottMaryland26 Quotes
MIMary SheffieldMichigan4 Quotes
TXKirk WatsonTexas30 Quotes
TXJohn WhitmireTexas5 Quotes
WAKatie WilsonWashington19 Quotes
MA-DMichelle WuMassachusetts86 Quotes
TNPaul YoungTennessee12 Quotes
Former mayors
I will proudly honor the families, the survivors, the first responders forever impacted by that horrific terror attack by standing alongside them at this year’s 9/11 commemoration — reaffirming that we will never forget the solemn day felt…
Hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city.
I will proudly honor families the survivors the first resp forever impacted by that horrific terror attack by standing alongside them at this year’s 9/11 commemoration — reaffirming that we will never forget the solemn day...
For the gunning down of hundreds of aid workers and journalists.
For the countless people he starved as he blocked food and humanitarian aid from reaching them.
For the targeting of neonatal hospitals and maternity care centers, denying newborns even the chance to live.
I think right now with everything that voters and their families are up against economically, there’s a very important opening.
Tonight, our attention belongs to the people whose lives were taken, those fighting to recover, and the families beside them.
Impacted families are living through the worst moment of their lives, and an entire community is trying to understand how a gathering built around culture, connection, and joy ended in gunfire.
They have destroyed my home country, utterly destroyed.
I’ll fight the communists to the death because I know what it brings.
New York’s small business owners have said it over and over: endless paperwork and the uncertainty of dealing with City government has made getting their stores up and running too difficult.
It might be hot outside but the rent is freezing.
I am thankful that [Morales] is being held accountable and hope he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This kind of despicable violence is not who we are as a city.
The lack of adequate services continues to be a real problem and a contributing factor to people cycling in and out of homelessness, and these services are controlled by LA County.
The Trump Administration has driven up the cost of gas, groceries, and rent — pushing more families to the edge — and slashed critical safety net funding.
The NYPD responded immediately and arrested Raul Morales in connection with both assaults—and I am grateful to the officers for their swift response.
The best city in the world deserves the best parks, libraries, and schools in the world. That's only possible when we all pay our fair share.
If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 million, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs — because you've got mail.
These hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city.
I am relieved that both victims are in stable condition.





