Governor Martinez Fights For “Mom And Pop” Stores

Albuquerque, NM – Noelle Forman, owner of NMJ Design Services in Los Lunas, released the following statement today in support of Governor Susana Martinez’s efforts to diversify the economy and help small businesses grow:

“I am glad we have a governor who fights for ‘mom and pop’ stores.  Running a small business is hard work.  But Governor Susana Martinez has made things easier because she slashed red tape, cut taxes and made our state more business friendly.  As a legislator, Gary King raised taxes on food, gas and medicine.  We can’t afford to bring back the same failed policies that hurt us before.”

Governor Martinez is working hard to grow and diversify New Mexico’s economy.  For a century, the state has relied heavily on federal spending.  That made things even harder when Washington politicians engage in partisan gridlock and slash the federal budget, which dries up funding for the state.  By cutting taxes and enacting policies to protect small businesses, Governor Martinez is fighting to make New Mexico less dependent on federal programs.

Governor Martinez has cut taxes 24 times and killed burdensome regulations that hurt small businesses.  In a bipartisan manner, she worked with Democrats and Republicans to pass historic tax reform that cut the business tax rate by 22 percent.  As a result, manufacturing is on the rise.  Ernst & Young recently rated New Mexico’s tax reforms number one in the region.  And exports to Mexico are at an all-time high.

In contrast, Gary King voted to raise taxes on the poor, our seniors and middle-class families.  He will push for policies that make New Mexico even more reliant on federal spending and Washington politicians.  King’s economic platform consists of taking New Mexico backward, while Governor Susana Martinez is moving the state forward.