I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.

People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.

The other states look to New York for the progressive direction. New York made a powerful statement [legalizing marriage equality], not just for the people of New York, but for people all across this nation.

I think naturally my orientation is from my father.

I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.