American - Politician | July 14, 1959 -
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
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I am my own person.
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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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When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat.
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My parents were Democrats.
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I will veto any tax increase.
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New Mexico is an environment where we are open for business.
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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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Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.
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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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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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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.'
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