Kevin de Leon Quotes

Kevin de Leon

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 10, 1966

California Democrats - we fight on the front lines - we don't equivocate on the sidelines.

Kevin de Leon

We speak truth to power, and we've never been fooled into believing Donald Trump 'can be a good president.'

Kevin de Leon

In California, we celebrate our diversity. We celebrate who we are because we're proud of who we are; we're proud of where our families come from.

Kevin de Leon

From education to the environment, from high wages to health care to human rights, California is proof that progressive policies put into action improve the human condition of all individuals.

Kevin de Leon

I want you to know that California is your sanctuary. We will always be a place where you can be whoever you are and become whoever you dream of being. California will always stand up for you. That's a principle that's bigger than partisanship, more powerful than any president.

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We will not lift a single finger or spend a single cent to be a cog in the Trump deportation machine, and we won't be complicit in his effort to make American great again by reengineering the legal immigration system.

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I didn't know how to do a press release, so I'd call the local Assembly member and say, 'Hey, can you fax me one of your press releases?' 'Which one?' 'Any one.'

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I don't believe other states should be in the business of luring production out of California. We've made it clear that no one is going to out-compete California.

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Hollywood is here to stay, and we have to keep the momentum going.

Kevin de Leon

I am not delusional. Listen, I am not naive to the fact that people are not shouting my name all over the state of California.

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I try to deal with the poverty gap - to do policies for all of us rather than only for the wealthy.

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As Democrats, we will never be fooled into believing that if we are patient enough, that Donald Trump could be a good president.

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We carved it in stone: no matter the place of your birth or the hue of your skin, you can live in California in safety, dignity, and, yes, sanctuary.

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My name is Kevin de Leon, and I am the president of the most progressive legislative house in America.

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I would never call our country the welfare system for Mexico.

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I would never vote to allow federal agents to spy on American citizens without warrants.

Kevin de Leon

I don't believe that all folks who supported Donald Trump are racist. I think that there was a lot of economic anxiety, there was a lot of economic panic. A lot of deep-rooted economic insecurity. I think what Trump did, you know, very astutely, was he tapped into this vein, and he promised them a job.

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I grew up in the streets of San Diego, and I love this city dearly. I love this city. San Diego is my home. Even though I represent Los Angeles, this is my home.

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When I was elected for the first time in '06 I'd never been elected to any body. City councils, school board, community college boards, trustee, water district trustee, class president, ASB president, senior class president - nothing. I was never elected to anything in my life.

Kevin de Leon

I know - firsthand - that California works best when everyone has the opportunity to succeed. It's a lesson that's hard to learn from the back of a limousine, or behind gated walls. And it's a lesson that guided me every day as the president of the California State Senate - the most productive and progressive policymaking body in America.

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