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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. "

Susana Martinez

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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. "

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

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

Susana Martinez

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" My parents were Democrats. "

" We need to grow the private sector in every corner of New Mexico. "

" I think politicians nationwide have earned a reputation sometimes that is very unfavorable because they will say things and then do something else when they get into office. "

" When we set up our kids for failure, we set up our workforce for failure, and we set up our economy for failure. I can't emphasize enough the importance, the absolute importance, of education in achieving long-term economic growth. "

" I am my own person. "

" I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it. "

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

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

" Sometimes you pay a price for standing up. "

" I know what not being able to read can do to a child's confidence. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" As an elected official, I live a very public life. That elected figures live under something of a microscope is perhaps a necessary condition for an informed public, and yet, even as a public official, I maintain very personal documents that are not intended for public view. "

" 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. "

" The criminal justice system should have the authority to determine the immigration status of all criminals, regardless of race or ethnicity, and report illegal immigrants who commit crimes to federal authorities. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Experience has taught me that privacy truly is the touchstone of our criminal justice system. "

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

Susana Martinez

People

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" 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. "

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

" When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat. "

" 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. "