Ted Kulongoski Quotes

United States, Lawyer
November 5, 1940

Theodore Ralph Kulongoski ( KUUL-əng-GOS-kee; born November 5, 1940) is a retired American politician, judge and lawyer who served as the 36th Governor of Oregon from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and also served as the state Insurance Commissioner. He was the Attorney General of Oregon from 1993 to 1997 and an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1997 to 2001.

Also known as Politician, Judge

The power to shape Oregon's future remains where it has always been - in our collective hands.

Ted Kulongoski
- Power
- Future
- Hands
Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.

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- Me
- Healthy
- Starting

The Administration should never have walked away from the Kyoto Treaty. Global warming is real and it is here today. The facts aren't the issue. The policy is the issue. I think the Administration's policy on global warming is dead wrong.

Ted Kulongoski
- Real
- Think
- Today
Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

Ted Kulongoski
- Sides
- Elections
- Closing
It is a sad commentary that today we face a choice between having schools that are a monument to our past - or schools that will be the lifeblood of our future. But since that is our choice, let us resolve to choose wisely.

Ted Kulongoski
- Future
- Today
- Past
I'm very comfortable with where history will judge me.

Ted Kulongoski
- History
- Me
- Judge
A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.

Ted Kulongoski
As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most - an era of hope, change, and economic renewal.

Ted Kulongoski
- People
- Long
- Hope

I do not come bearing a party label on my sleeve - or a quick fix in my back pocket. I do not come with a rigid ideology in my heart - or a soul that tells me to go it alone. I do not come to uproot tradition - or to be imprisoned by it.

Ted Kulongoski
- Heart
- Soul
- Alone
I have to reinvent myself.

Ted Kulongoski
- Myself
- Reinvent