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  Martinez, Susana
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<-  2011-01-01  
 
NameSusana Martinez
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Las Cruces, New Mexico , United States
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Born July 14, 1959 (64 years)
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InfoSusana Martinez is the Governor of the State of New Mexico. Martinez was elected on November 2, 2010. She entered the race on July 17, 2009 pledging to cut wasteful spending, lower taxes to create more jobs, end ā€œpay-to-playā€ practices and other corruption in government and fight to reform education. She was sworn in as Governor of New Mexico on January 1, 2011, making her the first Latina Woman Governor in United States history.

Martinez was the District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District in DoƱa Ana County, New Mexico, a position she has held for 14 years. Susana was first elected District Attorney in 1996. She has been re-elected three times, running unopposed for the office in 2008.

In addition to managing the second largest DAā€™s office in the state, Susana has personally tried some of the toughest cases, including child abuse and child homicide.

In fact, Katieā€™s Law is named after Katie Sepich, a 22-year old college student whose killer Susana Martinez prosecuted and convicted. The law now requires law enforcement to take DNA for most violent felony arrests and include the samples in a database to help bring criminals to justice.

In 2008, Heart Magazine named Susana ā€œWoman of the Yearā€ for her dedication to childrenā€™s advocacy and her efforts to keep children safe.

Martinez has twice been named New Mexicoā€™s ā€œProsecutor of the Year.ā€

Susana also has a record of battling public corruption. On her watch, for example, the DoƱa Ana County Clerk was convicted of five felony charges of violating the election code and a Municipal Court Judge was convicted of voter fraud.

Susana comes from a hardworking, middle class family. Her father and mother started a security guard business with $400 in their pocket. They built their business with Susanaā€™s mother in the kitchen doing the paperwork and Susana working as a security guard, while studying in the evenings.

Susana was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and has made Las Cruces her home since the mid-1980ā€™s. She earned her bachelorā€™s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and later earned her law degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Her husband, Chuck Franco, concludes his three-decade career in law enforcement serving as the DoƱa Ana County Undersheriff. She has one stepson, Carlo, who recently served in the U.S. Navy, and is currently a student and volunteer firefighter.

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JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
09/28/2016-10/03/2016 Survey USA 36.00% ( 0.0) 49.00% ( 0.0) 14.00% ( 0.0)
07/13/2012-07/16/2012 Public Policy Polling 56.00% ( 6.0) 34.00% ( 5.0) 10.00% ( 1.0)
12/12/2011-12/13/2011 Public Opinion Strategies (R) 65.00% ( 0.0) 29.00% ( 0.0) 6.00% ( 0.0)
12/11/2011-12/13/2011 Public Policy Polling 50.00% ( 2.0) 39.00% ( 2.0) 11.00% ( 0.0)
06/23/2011-06/26/2011 Public Policy Polling 52.00% ( 1.0) 37.00% ( 8.0) 11.00% ( 7.0)
02/04/2011-02/06/2011 Public Policy Polling 53.00% ( 0.0) 29.00% ( 0.0) 18.00% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 27, 2017 04:45pm Event Dine and Dash  Article RP 
Jul 29, 2013 07:00am News Susana Martinez, Brian Sandoval Thrive Where Party Struggles  Article John 
Sep 20, 2012 01:10pm Rule Change New Mexico Gov. Requires Women Seeking Childcare Assistance To Prove They Were ā€˜Forcibly Rapedā€™  Article RP 
Aug 24, 2012 03:00pm News RNC Official Says NM Governor Disrespected Custer by Meeting American Indians  Article RBH 
Feb 22, 2012 08:55am News Susana Martinez, New Mexico Governor, Loses a Hairstylist Over Gay Marriage Stance  Article Craverguy 
Sep 08, 2011 03:55pm General NM governor says grandparents came to US illegally  Article RP 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 6.75000 Average

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INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/04/2014 NM Governor Won 57.22% (+14.45%)
  06/03/2014 NM Governor - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/2010 NM Governor Won 53.29% (+6.74%)
  06/01/2010 NM Governor - R Primary Won 50.71% (+23.13%)
  03/13/2010 NM Governor - R Convention Won 46.66% (+20.34%)
  11/04/2008 NM District Attorney - DoƱa Ana Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/2004 NM District Attorney - DoƱa Ana Won 57.63% (+15.26%)
  11/07/2000 NM District Attorney - DoƱa Ana Won 51.35% (+2.69%)
  11/05/1996 NM District Attorney - DoƱa Ana Won 58.97% (+17.94%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  06/07/2016 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.00% (-44.96%)
  08/11/2012 US Vice President - R Selection Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
ENDORSEMENTS
NM US President - R Primary - Jun 07, 2016 R Marco A. Rubio
NM District Attorney - DoƱa Ana - D Primary - Jun 02, 1992 D Doug Driggers