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" 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
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Mexico
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" We need to grow the private sector in every corner of New Mexico. "
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" No child is un-teachable. I will never give up on any kid. Every child can learn. "
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" Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "
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" When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat. "
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" In many ways, Mitt Romney and I are very different. Different starts in life. Different paths to leadership. Different cultures. "
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" Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear. "
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" Experience has taught me that privacy truly is the touchstone of our criminal justice system. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" My parents were Democrats. "
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" 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.' "
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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. "
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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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Thought
" 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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You
Children
Color
" 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. "
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History
" 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
" 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. "
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View
Personal
" 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
" 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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Work
Life
Hope
" 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 absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. "
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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. "
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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 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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Results
" My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant. "
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Golden
Then
" 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. "
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Help
" Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible. "
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Day
America
Girl
" Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover. "
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Raising
Taxes
Nothing
" 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. "
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Justice
Race
" When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis. "
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