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" 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

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" 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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" 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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" Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "

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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. "

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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. "

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

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" The big corporations have a team of lawyers and accountants to help them. It's the small businesses, the mom and pop shops, that get lost in the layers of red tape. "

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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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" 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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" Growing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor. "

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" 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. "

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

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" My parents were Democrats. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "

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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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" No child is un-teachable. I will never give up on any kid. Every child can learn. "

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

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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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" 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. "

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