Susana Martinez - Changing New Mexico and Looking Ahead

Susana Martinez

Human Events - When scheduling problems April 26 forced New Mexico’s Gov. Susana Martinez to cancel an interview with Human Events at the last minute, I was left disappointed, but also determined.  After repeated conversations with Martinez’s office in Santa Fe, an interview with her by cellphone from mountainous Bernalillo County finally took place last week. It is not so much that the 53-year-old Republican was avoiding the national press but, rather, that Susana Martinez is very much in demand as a speaker and a subject for interviews these days. Less than two years after her election as the nation’s first female governor of Hispanic heritage, conservative Republican Martinez is watched closely and reported on far beyond the borders of New Mexico. Like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and fellow Governors Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Nikki Haley of South Carolina, former prosecutor Martinez is considered one of her party’s brightest future stars.  Many say that her life story and unique political role make her the most intriguing and attractive prospect to be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate. Read More News New Mexico

Susana Martinez - Changing New Mexico and Looking Ahead