Susana Martinez:
When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat.
Susana Martinez
My parents were Democrats.
Susana Martinez
I will veto any tax increase.
Susana Martinez
New Mexico is an environment where we are open for business.
Susana Martinez
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.
Susana Martinez
Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.
Susana Martinez
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.
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
‘Self-deport?’ What the heck does that mean?
Susana Martinez
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
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?’
Susana Martinez
I didn’t suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed.
Susana Martinez
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.
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
I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency.
Susana Martinez
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.
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
I don’t think there’s ever a silver bullet to any problem. There are always several answers and solutions to a problem.
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
Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.
Susana Martinez
When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis.
Susana Martinez
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.
Susana Martinez
We need to grow the private sector in every corner of New Mexico.
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
I know what not being able to read can do to a child’s confidence.
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