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

Susana Martinez

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" I will veto any tax increase. "

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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. "

Susana Martinez

" I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. "

Susana Martinez

" 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. "

Susana Martinez

" 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

" 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. "

Susana Martinez

" 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. "

Susana Martinez

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

Susana Martinez

" 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. "

Susana Martinez

" Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control. "

Susana Martinez

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

Susana Martinez

" 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

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

Susana Martinez

" I'm an independent thinker. I am a woman. I am a Republican. And I think for myself, and I decide where I vote and how I vote. "

Susana Martinez

" 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

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

Susana Martinez

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

Susana Martinez

" 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

" New Mexico's agricultural economy is primarily composed of dairy and range livestock production. "

Susana Martinez

" 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. "

Susana Martinez

" 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

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

Susana Martinez

" 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

" 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. "

Susana Martinez

" Sometimes you pay a price for standing up. "

Susana Martinez

" 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

" I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency. "

Susana Martinez

" 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