When the clock strikes midnight Thursday, Susana Martinez will be sworn in for her second term as the governor of New Mexico during a private ceremony in the governor's mansion.
Martinez, a rising star in the Republican Party, easily won re-election over Democrat Gary King and remains the nation's only Latina governor.
She enters her second term with a GOP House that is expected to be friendly on her education reform plans and her efforts to repeal a state law that allows immigrants in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses.
However, Martinez still will likely face resistance from a Democratic-controlled Senate that can block legislation.
Martinez will hold a public swearing-in ceremony Thursday at the New Mexico State Capitol.
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