LibGuides: Leaders of New Mexico and Arizona: Martinez, Susana

Introduction

Susana Martinez

Former Governor of New Mexico

Susana Martinez is an American politician and attorney who served as the 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association from 2015 to 2016. She is the first female Governor of New Mexico and first Hispanic female governor in the United States.

Articles

Governor Susana Martinez: Foster Care System Needs More Native American Foster Families
POJOAQUE — At a tribal forum held earlier today, Governor Susana Martinez said the state foster care system needs more Native American foster families. She met today with Governors and officials from several of New Mexico’s pueblos, the Navajo Nation, and the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and made a public appeal for more foster parents, particularly Native Americans. She asked Native American families and all New Mexicans to consider contacting the Children, Youth, and Families Department to learn more about the state’s foster care system and how they can help.