- I’m asking the voters of Duluth for the opportunity to build on the progress we’ve made in this first term. While we are proud of our accomplishments, there is much more to be done. – Don Ness
- “Government and politics go hand in hand. Competence is the ability to separate the two.” – Don Ness
- Sound policy, not politics, will drive my administration’s decision making. The best public policy is found through reason, compromise, and working together rather than pure ideology, sloganeering, and the politics of division. The greatest tool in our democracy is the ability to ask difficult questions and then to search for the best answers. – Don Ness