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" I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it. "

Susana Martinez

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" It's extremely important that we elect people that look like the population they serve. "

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" I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics. "

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" Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize. "

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" My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be. "

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" I have to deliver the results I promised because, as the first Hispanic female governor, I'm going to pave a path of some kind. I want it to be one that little Hispanic girls will want to follow. "

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" During my administration, we've welcomed a broad and diverse group of industries to New Mexico, including high-tech and traditional manufacturing, health care, information technology and finance. Some are homegrown New Mexico companies; others are global leaders in their industries. "

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" I don't think there's ever a silver bullet to any problem. There are always several answers and solutions to a problem. "

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" I want to make sure that I fulfill the promises that I made to New Mexicans. That's extremely important to me. "

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" New Mexico is an environment where we are open for business. "

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" Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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" Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover. "

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" When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis. "

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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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" 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. "

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" I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. "

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