Susana Martinez
Politician
1959-07-14
Susana Martinez is an American attorney and politician who served as the 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. She was the first Hispanic woman elected governor of a U.S. state.
Books by Susana Martinez
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Champions of Illusion
The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles
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Casa de La Herencia Cultural
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Quotes by Susana Martinez
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I went to law school. And I became a prosecutor. I took on a specialty that very few choose to pursue. I prosecuted child abuse and child homicide cases. Cases that were truly gut-wrenching. But standing up for those kids, being their voice for justice was the honor of a lifetime.
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In New Mexico, I inherited the largest structural deficit in state history, and our legislature is controlled by Democrats. We don't always agree, but we came together in a bipartisan manner and turned that deficit into a surplus. And we did it without raising taxes.
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When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it.
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Experience has taught me that privacy truly is the touchstone of our criminal justice system.
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I will veto any tax increase.
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At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now, my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum - that gun weighed more than I did!
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Republicans need to stop making assumptions, and they need to start talking to younger people, people of color, and ask them - not talk to them - ask them, 'What is it that we can do better? How do we earn your vote? How do we earn the ability for you to see that we can be the party that will make your life better and that of your children?'
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