Social justice is what drives me; it's why I'm here.

One of the really positive things about minority government is that there is the necessity to broker policy positions. What happens is you get a hybrid of what a single party might do. And I don't think that is a bad thing.

Social justice is what drives me; it's why I'm here.

Women don't seek power for its own sake, but to make a difference and overcome each challenge

Ability means all of us finding our strengths and putting them to full use.

I came to politics later in life so I bring a different life experience to it.

In every election homophobia has been part of the landscape and in every campaign I've been able to become connected enough to my constituents that they know who I am and that I can be elected on my merits.