ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she knew her friend New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would jump into the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
But she stopped short of endorsing him Wednesday and said many of the Republican candidates were her friends.
Christie declared his candidacy for the 2016 GOP nomination at a rally at his old high school in New Jersey on Tuesday. He then went directly to the early-voting state of New Hampshire.
Christie and Martinez have campaigned for each other during their respected races for governor.
Christie says he and Martinez “try to govern in the same way.”
Martinez, a Republican, is the nation’s only Latina governor.
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