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I'm a former governor, and so I was the chief executive, and when the legislature wasn't in session, I was running the state.

I was the governor that drew a tough, tough straw. I was governor during the worst recession since the 1930s, and I had to cut $5 billion from the state budget.

I concentrated on a lot of things, so very few people saw me as an education governor, an infrastructure governor.

I was the Republican governor of the heavily Democratic state of New Mexico. I focused on good government, and I got it done - just like my running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. The people of New Mexico reelected me by a comfortable margin. Ditto for Weld.

I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.

I've had the school of hard knocks, and I've worked my way up to be the governor of this great state of Connecticut.

As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority.

Yeah, I had a tremendous time shooting in Nebraska. I like that state a lot, all over it.