Susana Martinez
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| Susana Martinez | |
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| 31st Governor of New Mexico | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2011 |
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| Lieutenant | John Sanchez |
| Preceded by | Bill Richardson |
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| Born | July 14, 1959 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party (Before 1995) Republican Party (1995–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Chuck Franco |
| Children | Carlo |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Alma mater | University of Texas, El Paso University of Oklahoma |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Website | Official website |
Susana Martinez (born July 14, 1959[1]) is an American politician and the thirty-first and current Governor of New Mexico. She is the first female governor of New Mexico and the first female Hispanic governor in the United States. Martinez was a Democrat before the mid 1990s, around which time she became a Republican.
Martinez is from El Paso, Texas.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Susana Martinez Biography". Biography.com. http://www.biography.com/people/susana-martinez-20929813. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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