Tate Reeves

Many of my friends and allies - not to mention my critics - lobbied me to spend on worthy causes. Who cares about a rainy-day fund when times are good? There are raises to give and projects to fund!

We've been tested by every force of nature, disease, and human frailty.

We can transform our economy.

We deliberately filled our rainy-day fund to its statutory capacity over my time leading the Mississippi Senate as lieutenant governor.

I want to compete with the best - Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas. Because I know that not only can we compete, I know that we can win.

At some point we have to let Americans make the decision that they think is best for them and their family.

I was attacked for being stingy and not spreading money around to popular programs. Ahead of my 2019 run for governor, those stances cost me politically.

If Mississippians ever decide we should change our flag, and at some point they might, it should only be done by a vote of the people.

Our commitment to our pro-life values must never waver.

We need a governor focused on job creation, bringing better and higher paying jobs to Mississippi.

It is my mission to spend every single day creating a climate where good careers are plentiful - with every Mississippian prepared to pursue them.

I am not threatening, I am promising the full force of our state will be ready and willing to defend our communities.

I don't believe some arbitrary line should preclude parents getting the best education possible for that child.

The approach I take to legislation a lot of times is that Mississippi has been a state for 198 years, and if we have made it this long without a particular law being on the books, we can probably make it another year without it.

I'm opposed to Obamacare expansion in Mississippi. I'm opposed to Obamacare expansion in Mississippi. I'm opposed to Obamacare expansion in Mississippi.

I do not think it's good public policy to put 300,000 more Mississippians on government health care.

If you are being held back by some unnecessary government rule or process, we will provide an easy way for you to let us know. And whenever we can take action, we will do so quickly.

Do we have hospital capacity issues? We do. But the reality is in our state and virtually ever other rural state across America, we have ICU bed issues and hospital capacity issues even when there's not COVID-19.

I certainly wouldn't want to be a Republican who votes to significantly increase taxes for certain segments of the general public.

I know that our state has what it takes to be exceptional. And I know that with God's continued providence and our unconquerable spirit, together, we can get there.

I don't think revenue in any one day, week, month or year should determine long-term tax policy.

The great thing about living in America is anybody can run for anything they want to run for. And I think that's a great thing.

I'm the only candidate running for governor that opposes Obamacare expansion in Mississippi.

The people of Mississippi can't just go home, shut down their small business, shut down their restaurants, shut down their gyms... and just think that you can come back six weeks from now, flip a switch and everything's gonna be fine. That's not the way the economy works.

I don't see the relevance in a teacher becoming a member of the Rotary Club, how that is going to improve student achievement.

Mississippi is an imperfect state, and I can predict with certainty that I will reflect that imperfection. Mississippians also strive for excellence, and I swear to reflect that as well.

There is no doubt in my mind that we need to spend more money on roads and bridges in Mississippi.

Conservative policies work.

I'd still rather be in the SEC with no tailgates than in the PAC-12 of Big 10 with no football.

We need a governor strong enough to take us to our full potential. Jim Hood won't, but I will.

I want all Mississippians to know that every man and woman of every region, every background, every race, every class, and every home in our state has my admiration and my respect.

We should invest in healthcare... We can and we should do all of this without succumbing to the siren song of big government.

Mississippi is a beautiful, powerful state. We have many natural resources: from the fertile soil that produces our crops to the beautiful coastline that draws visitors from around the world. But Mississippi's greatest resource has always been and will always be our people.

Let's eliminate the income tax, which is one huge speed bump to long-term economic growth and recovery.

We have a very transient population. We have a lot of people that live here and work or play in New Orleans.

Guidelines are better than lockdowns.

Personal responsibility is better than any government order.

A growing, vibrant economy solves more problems than any government giveaway ever could.

A government program helps for a month, but a good-paying career helps a family for generations.

I was just 29 years old when I first took an oath in this Capitol to serve the people of this great state.

We're gonna run this state like Donald J. Trump is running America.

Panic moves you to despair and fear your neighbors.

Panic moves you to hoard essentials and prevent others from getting what they need.

There is a difference between caution and panic.

Caution leads you to stock up on essentials and prepare your family for time in the home together.

We can let the east coast have their ivory towers. We can let the west coast have a generation of gender studies majors. We will take more jobs and higher pay!

Big government intervention creates as many problems as it solves - that was the lesson of Obamacare.

We will right the wrongs of the past, and we will do everything in our power to protect the dignity of every Mississippi life.

Trust with risk is better than unchecked government power.

I fully support everyone's individual right to protest their government.