"I've been married to my wife for fourteen wonderful years.  But like many couples out there, we've had our hardships, we've had our trials, but nothing like the LGBT community has to go through.  It pains me to see my family and friends blocked from the same rights, privileges, protections that my wife and I are granted just because we are legally married.  What does it say to the youth of Indiana when a whole segment of our society is treated like second-class citizens?  What does it say about the future of Indiana?  When we promote bullying and discrimination in our laws, how can we stop it in our classrooms?  As many of you out there know, I am working hard to become Indiana's next governor, and as governor, I promise to fight and block HJR6, to fight to repeal Indiana DOMA.  I will fight for the LGBT community, I will fight for all Hoosiers.  It's time to stop the hate, it's time to stand for equality.  It's time, Indiana.  It's our time.  Thank you."

“Abortion should never be used as a method of birth control, but the consequences of making it a black market procedure are too high.  My stance is that it should be Safe, Legal, Rare and Privately Funded.”

“Every election we hear about the trouble with our public education systems.  Despite all of the attention and lip service this critically important issue receives, we continue to see vast opportunity for improvement.  I have personally seen the devastating effects of failing schools.  They impact our children in profound ways.”

“I'm that guy who just trusts a little too much.”

“You don't have to be a horse's butt to win this game; you can't be an angel, but you sure don't have to be an ass.”

“The game is giant, but my marriage is even bigger.  I love my wife, and you will hear me say to others, “We might have to get rid of Laura, maybe,” but there is no way I would ever write my wife's name down--I don't see it.  I already told Laura, “If you have to, because I know I'm gonna be a lot bigger target than you,” if Laura has to write my name down, it's more than fine, it's more than fine.”

“The right to be secure in your home so long as you are doing no harm to others is a founding principle of this country and that includes being secure from unwarranted invasion, search or seizure by government agents or bureaucrats.”