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" I want to make sure kids read by the third grade and are prepared for the fourth grade. As school gets harder and kids get older, the words get bigger... If they don't understand what they are reading, they start to fall back, and their interest in school falls off. "

Susana Martinez

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" 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. "

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

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" Gangs have evolved. The stereotypical gang member covered in tattoos and wearing colors does not really exist any more. There's this fear that it could be any kid, but by any kid, that means any Latino kid. "

" 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.' "

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

" As the first Hispanic female governor in history, little girls often come up to me in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask 'Are you Susana?' and they run up and give me a hug. "

" 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. "

" My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant. "

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

" Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that. "

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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?' "

" 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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" My parents were Democrats. "

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

" Sometimes you pay a price for standing up. "

" Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money. "

" My father was a security guard. I was a security guard. "

" Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account. "

" You want to earn the vote of every single person you can... It doesn't matter whether individuals are in need of assistance of the government or individuals who are in college; it doesn't matter. "

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

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

" Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders. "

" 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. "

" I didn't suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I will veto any tax increase. "

" 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. "