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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 BassCalifornia1,185 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 York814 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
Purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions
If Fox News wants to lie to the American people on Donald Trump’s behalf, it should face consequences.
I will dismiss the suit if he is given an on-air apology.
I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all. I will fight for a city that works for you, that is affordable for you, that…
We’re not about to throw away all that progress to a socialist who will tear it all down with false promises he can’t keep.
You can call me all the names you want, but I’m going to answer to only one: Mayor Eric Adams.
Ultimately Andrew’s decision and my decision matters less than the decision that voters already took on Tuesday night.
Who are these people? And frankly, the vests that they have on look like they ordered them from Amazon.
I believe Israel has the right to exist as a state with equal rights…. I believe every state should be a state of equal rights.
Do you want socialism that has failed all over the globe . . . or do you want a healthy capitalist society, where you could come as a dishwasher and eventually own a chain of restaurants?
Your job [as mayor] is not to be at war with the president, but to work with the president to get the resources here.
You have a whole pot of general election voters that will come out because of the urgency of the moment.
This is a resilient city and we need a resilient mayor. And [Mamdani’s] a snake oil salesman.
These stores will operate without a profit motive, or having to pay property taxes or rent, and will pass on those savings to you.
We will redirect city funds from corporate supermarkets to city-owned grocery stores whose mission is to lower prices, not price gouging.
Reject Donald Trump’s fascism, to stop ICE agents from deporting our neighbors, and to govern our city as a model for the Democratic Party.
Together we have shown the power of politics of the future, one of partnership and sincerity.





