As they see it.

• Position: State legislators on various issues

"CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME. I WANTED VOTERS TO KNOW I WAS SERIOUS."

--Saira Blair, an 18-year-old university freshman who won a West Virginia House seat on Nov. 4, on why she donated nearly $4,000 to her own campaign. Representative-elect Blair (R) will be the youngest legislator in the nation.

"WHEN YOU HAVE A $1 BILLION SHORTFALL AND NOBODY IS IN FAVOR OF RAISING TAXES, YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK BEHIND THE SEAT CUSHIONS."

--Arizona Representative John Kavanagh (R), on how the state will deal with a budget crisis caused by sluggish economic growth and weak tax revenue, as reported by Bloomberg News.

"THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE BAD GUYS. WHY PUT THE GOOD GUYS AT A DISADVANTAGE?"

--Utah Representative Curt Oda (R) on why he supports more guns on campuses after an anonymous emailer threatened to kill Anita Sarkeesian, a feminist scheduled to speak at Utah State University. Sarkeesian canceled her lecture after USU said by law, it could not ban guns from the lecture room, in the Salt Lake Tribune.

"I THINK THE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE MORE OF A TWO-PARTY SYSTEM WORKING THINGS OUT RATHER THAN ONE PARTY SLAM-DUNKING THINGS."

--California Senate...