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" As a border prosecutor, I've put criminals behind bars who worked for some of the most violent cartels in the world. "
Susana Martinez
Behind
Most
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" I was a prosecutor for 25 years. I saw so many 15, 16, even 20 year-olds who could not read, had little hope that they would ever find work, faced more challenges than opportunities in life, dropped out of school at some point, and turned to crime. "
Susana Martinez
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" When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis. "
Susana Martinez
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You
Just
" Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize. "
Susana Martinez
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" I offered early on - I think I was governor about a month when I met President Obama - and said, 'I would like to visit with you in reference to border security, in reference to immigration. I'd like to be part of the discussion because I lived on the border all my life.' I've never received a call. "
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" It's extremely important that we elect people that look like the population they serve. "
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" I am donating $10,000 from my inaugural committee to the 'Pink Pack' because the only way we will find a cure for cancer is by joining together, pooling our resources, and focusing on the lifesaving mission that everyone can fight back against cancer. "
Susana Martinez
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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! "
Susana Martinez
Gun
Myself
Take Care
" When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat. "
Susana Martinez
Democrat
First
Registered
" I know what not being able to read can do to a child's confidence. "
Susana Martinez
Child
Know
Confidence
" Certainly, cutting spending is one of the things that can transcend to the federal government. I mean, I think the federal government has grown by leaps and bounds, and they need to look where do they need to cut. "
Susana Martinez
Mean
Government
Look
" I didn't have a whole lot of role models to say, 'This much is possible, versus this much.' So I finally said, 'I think I'd like to be a mayor. I'd like to pull together a city and help do good things.' "
Susana Martinez
Good
Together
Think
" I hope I've been able to show other young girls that as long as you work hard and you're committed to fight for your education, that anything's possible. "
Susana Martinez
Education
Hope
Fight
" I didn't suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed. "
Susana Martinez
Become
Only
Changed
" I fear some of our leaders today have lost the courage to stand up. What we have now are politicians. They won't offer real plans, and only stand up when they want to blame someone else. "
Susana Martinez
Courage
Today
Blame
" Every judge should have real-time access to the criminal background and history of defendants who appear in their courtrooms - so that sentencing and bail decisions can be made with that information. "
Susana Martinez
Judge
Decisions
History
" We talked about many issues, like welfare, is it the way of life or hand up? Talked about size of government, how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, 'I'll be damned. we're Republicans.' "
Susana Martinez
Government
Car
Life
" My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be. "
Susana Martinez
Never Give Up
Believe
Future
" I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it. "
Susana Martinez
Thinking
Behind
Democrat
" My father was a security guard. I was a security guard. "
Susana Martinez
Security
Guard
Father
" New Mexico should be a tech jobs leader and a haven for innovation, a place where the best and the brightest come to bring their products to market. "
Susana Martinez
Place
Mexico
Leader
" Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover. "
Susana Martinez
Raising
Taxes
Nothing
" As a prosecutor, I served victims; I fought to keep communities safe, and in every instance, I knew that it was my job to protect individuals' privacy. "
Susana Martinez
Knew
Safe
Protect
" Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear. "
Susana Martinez
Us
Success Is
Success
" Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control. "
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Many
Out
Our
" Experience has taught me that privacy truly is the touchstone of our criminal justice system. "
Susana Martinez
System
Experience
Privacy
" I want to make sure that I fulfill the promises that I made to New Mexicans. That's extremely important to me. "
Susana Martinez
Want
Me
Important
" Unfortunately, New Mexico depends significantly on federal dollars. We have four military bases here in New Mexico. We have two national labs that are very important to our national defense. "
Susana Martinez
Two
Important
Mexico
" Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that. "
Susana Martinez
More
Gone
Tough
" My parents grew that small business from one 18-year-old guarding a bingo to more than 125 employees in three states. And sure, there was help along the way. But my parents took the risk. They stood up. And you better believe they built it. "
Susana Martinez
Parents
Small
Help
" Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account. "
Susana Martinez
Always
Sometimes
Engage