Growing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor.
From Susana Martinez
My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.
Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account.
I am my own person.
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!
When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat.
My parents were Democrats.
I hope I've been able to show other young girls that as long as you work hard and you're committed to fight for your education, that anything's possible.
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.
Sometimes you pay a price for standing up.
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