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Susana Martinez (born July 14, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican , she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) from 2015 to 2016.
The 2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Democratic governor Bill Richardson was term limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. On June 1, 2010, the Republicans nominated Susana Martínez, the district attorney for Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and the Democrats nominated Lieutenant Governor Diane ...
The 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martínez successfully ran for re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Attorney General Gary King, son of former governor Bruce King . Unlike in most states, New Mexico's ...
The governor's stance further alienated some Democrats, none of whom signed up to sponsor her bills, prompting a Republican, retiring Sen. Mark Moores of Albuquerque, to volunteer.
Arizona has had five female governors, the most in the United States, and was the first—and until 2019 (when Michelle Lujan Grisham succeeded Susana Martinez in neighboring New Mexico) the only —state where female governors served consecutively. The current governor as of January 2, 2023, is Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Democrats in the Legislature say a network of providers for mental health programs was shattered under Lujan Grisham's predecessor as governor, Republican Susana Martinez.
The governor also signed a bill shortly after taking office in 2019 to eliminate letter grades for schools, which had been a signature policy of her predecessor, Republican ex-Gov. Susana Martinez.
The 2018 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of New Mexico, concurrently with the election of New Mexico 's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections.