Political Quotes

Mark Dayton

The Public Record

40th Governor of Minnesota; former United States Senator from Minnesota

Quotes by year · 2001–2026121 total · peak 2001 (31)
2001: 31 quotes2002: 14 quotes2003: 18 quotes2004: 20 quotes2005: 9 quotes2006: 4 quotes2011: 3 quotes2012: 5 quotes2013: 1 quote2014: 2 quotes2015: 1 quote2016: 6 quotes2017: 1 quote2020: 1 quote2026: 5 quotes

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September 22, 2026

It’s going to take a new brand of leadership, or an old brand reestablished.

— Mark Dayton

Sep 22, 2026

I say there’s no saints in politics; they’re only shades of sinners.

minnesotareformer.com
Sep 22, 2026

I’m hoping that parallel continues today, starting with the election in November.

minnesotareformer.com
Sep 22, 2026

Vietnam was so appalling because you saw these innocent people being maimed, attacked.

minnesotareformer.com
Oct 28, 2020

While we may not agree on every issue.

msnbc.com
Jan 23, 2017

The Affordable Care Act is, 'no longer affordable.' It is an existential crisis in the State of Minnesota.

congress.gov
Oct 24, 2016

The reality is the affordable care act is no longer affordable.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 6, 2016

Would this have happened if those passengers, the driver and passenger, were white? I don't think it would have.

transcripts.cnn.com