Well, first, if I am fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate, it won't be a party that will have elected me. It will be the people of California.

I think leadership of any kind requires trust and transparency and voters should demand no less from their political leadership in government.

We [the Republicans] help the middle class when we unburden them from the very policies that Hillary Clinton would double down on. She champions Big Government, which we know enables crony capitalism and exacerbates inequality. If you are wealthy, powerful and well-connected, you can handle Big Government.

I come from a world where accountability and accomplishments matter, and where titles and rhetoric take a back seat to results.

We know the only way to reimagine our government is to reimagine who is leading it.

I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.

When you challenge other people's ideas of who or how you should be, they may try to diminish and disgrace you. It can happen in small ways in hidden places, or in big ways on a world stage. You can spend a lifetime resenting the tests, angry about the slights and the injustices. Or, you can rise above it.