My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant. – Susana Martinez
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
My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be. – Susana Martinez
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, Ill be damned. were Republicans. – Susana Martinez