«It's been a good run, I've given it my all, and it's simply time for me to hand off this tradition of service to someone else who, I hope, will be no less willing and able to
keep heading back to the Capitol year after year, legislative session after legislative session, and floor debate after floor debate to constantly and
steadily roll
up their sleeves, get down in the trenches, stand on their principles, shout out their fundamental beliefs, and carry on the fight for upstate's rightful place in this government.»