Education enables people and societies to be what they can be. It is education that allows us to see that we are in this for the long haul, and it is education that will give us the tools we need to build a better future.

Education enables people and societies to be what they can be.

My people on my side asked me to take this step, and I've done so reluctantly, ... As governor, I have to protect the people I represent.

It's basically not center, not left, not right, but basically forward, ... What works? What helps people? What solves problems?

We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals.

I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.