“Virginia is my home, and I know what it takes to ensure our prosperity...” — Ralph Northam Quote

“Virginia is my home, and I know what it takes to ensure our prosperity - that's why I'll approach economic growth by utilizing the success of our agricultural sector.”

“Too many of our laws were written during a time of open racism and discrimination, and they still bear the traces of inequity.”

“As a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and a veteran of the United States Army, it is important that we celebrate and support our citizen-soldiers.”

“'Halo' I wrote with my grandpa in his nursing home. When I went to visit him, he'd often comment on my halo. But of course, I couldn't see. And he always - he had pictures of Jesus with these beautiful halos. And so I asked him if he'd write a song with me about Jesus' halo.”

“I'm not someone who's led my life trying to get publicity; I'd rather do my work and go home.”

“Before Hurricane Katrina, I always felt like I could come back home. And home was a real place, and also it had this mythical weight for me. Because of the way that Hurricane Katrina ripped everything away, it cast that idea in doubt.”