Gov susana martinez biography

In 2010, Susana Martinez was elected Governor of the State of New Mexico.

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She became New Mexico’s first female Governor and the first minority female Governor in the history of the United States. Prior to being elected Governor, Martinez was a prosecutor for 25 years along the nation’s southern border and served as the elected District Attorney for New Mexico’s Third Judicial District for over half that time.

As Governor, she prioritized keeping New Mexico’s communities safe, ensuring all students received a high-quality education, and diversifying and growing the state’s economy.

When Governor Martinez took office in 2011, she inherited the largest state budget deficit in state history.

Through responsible spending and a commitment to expanding and diversifying the state’s economy, she turned the largest structural deficit in state history into a $2.2 billion surplus by the time she left office. She never raised taxes.

In fact, she vetoed over $1 billion in prop