Joseph P. Kennedy III Quotations

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a Congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money.

Whether it's raising the minimum wage, fixing our broken immigration system or supporting an economic climate that gives our businesses that chance to succeed, I hope to continue to fight these important battles on behalf of my constituents.

My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and that of my family - in finding just, practical, and bipartisan solutions to difficult challenges.

My family has been around campaigns for a long time. It's something you really have to be sure that you alone want to do. Because if not, if you don't want to do it, that will just blow through the surface at some point, and people can tell. And when people can tell, it's all over.

I believe this country was built on a simple promise: that each of us deserves a fair shot.

Republicans aren't bad people. They've got some views that are legitimate... and I'd like to think they believe the same of me.

Every member of my family knows that running for office is a personal decision.

Elective office and public service are obviously something that have long ties with my family, and something I'm definitely interested in.

There's an old rule of thumb in politics that 90 percent of all 90 year-olds vote and 25 percent of all 25 year-olds vote.

It's really important for me to do the fundamentals of this job really, really well. And to let people know that I think the core responsibilities of a member of Congress aren't seeking the national headlines or being the spokesperson on this issue or that issue when you just get there.

It's my name on the ballot, and it's me running this race. I'm the one doing this. Not my father and not my grandfather and not my great-uncle and not President Kennedy.

I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.