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Possible presidential candidate
Susana Martinez
Political offices:
Current Governor of New Mexico
(2011-Present)
District Attorney
(1997-2011)
Martinez on the issues:
Taxes • Government regulations • International trade • Budgets • Federal assistance programs • Federalism • Natural resources • Healthcare • Immigration • Education • Abortion • Gay rights
Republican Party Republican candidate:
Chris Christie • Nikki Haley • Mike Huckabee • Bobby Jindal • Peter King • Susana Martinez • Mike Pence • Rick Perry • Brian Sandoval • Scott Walker
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Judiciary
  • Susana Martinez appointed J. Miles Hanisee to the New Mexico Court of Appeals in July 2011. She said, "Mr. Hanisee has dedicated his career to serving our state and our country. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he demonstrated a commitment to keeping New Mexico’s families safe and delivering justice to those who chose to break the law. I am confident that Mr. Hanisee’s commitment to the law and his experience as a federal prosecutor make him extremely worthy to serve on the Court of Appeals on behalf of the people of New Mexico."[1]
Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"Susana Requalifies for Concealed Carry," August 28, 2011.
  • In August 2011, Susana Martinez "received perfect scores on recertification for her concealed-carry permit...She scored 100 percent with both .38- and .45-caliber handguns," according to the Las Cruces Sun-News.[2]
  • According to the Washington Examiner, Martinez, "supports a national gun registry to prevent sales to people with proven histories of mental illness."[3]
Crime and justice
  • According to Susana Martinez's official website, "Keeping New Mexicans Safe" is one of Martinez's top four priorities. Martinez supports enforcing Katie's Law, creating "stiffer penalties for repeat DWI offenders and for the crime of public corruption" and providing "adequate funding to New Mexico’s correctional facilities."[4]
  • During her 2011 State of the State Address, Martinez argued for reinstatement of the death penalty. She said, "When a monster rapes and murders a child or a criminal kills a police officer, the death penalty should be an option for the jury."[5]
  • According to Martinez's official website, "As district attorney, Martinez successfully prosecuted and convicted the killer of 22-year-old college student Katie Sepich, after whom 'Katie’s Law' is named." Katie's Law, "requires a DNA sample to be taken from anyone arrested for a violent felony in New Mexico." As governor, Martinez fought to expand the law "to require a DNA sample for all felony arrests. The expansion passed through the legislature with large bipartisan support and was signed into law by Governor Martinez in April 2011."[6]

Recent news

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See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Governor of New Mexico, "Governor Susana Martinez Appoints Former Federal Prosecutor J. Miles Hanisee to New Mexico Court of Appeals," accessed April 13, 2015
  2. ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News, "NM governor gets perfect score on renewal of her concealed-carry permit (12:36 p.m.)," accessed April 13, 2015
  3. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Best of 2013: Is New Mexico's Susana Martinez a Republican VP candidate?" January 1, 2014
  4. ↑ Governor of New Mexico, "Keeping New Mexicans Safe," accessed April 13, 2015
  5. ↑ KOAT.com, "Susana Martinez's Full State Of The State Speech," accessed April 15, 2015
  6. ↑ Governor of New Mexico, "Meet Governor Susana Martinez," accessed April 13, 2015
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