I have the greatest respect for Chief Harteau. I was a very firm supporter of hers when her nomination was brought forward, and I think that her goals and values are in line with mine when it comes to the Police Department. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
My mother’s first career was physical therapy, her second was writer, and her third career was president of an organic fertilizer company. And she’s driven a tank. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
If we’re going to make a city everybody can live in for a lifetime, we need to make sure we are building and growing for everybody. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
There are some folks at the teacher’s union who aren’t big fans of mine, in part, because I have been open and want to make sure everybody is sitting at the table as we talk about education. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
Too often when we talk about racial or economic justice, we white people do not see ourselves in the picture. We feel like it’s all well and good for other people to do better, but not at our expense, and it won’t benefit us. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
We stand with our Muslim community as President Trump singles them out for attack and unfairly-targeted policy. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
What does it mean to have a mayor who has an organizing background? It means I have allies and partners on whom I can call for advice – and that are also holding my feet to the fire already. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
