It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience.

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered and eligible to vote was an absolute denial of their right to vote.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.