3 days ago · SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation’s No. 2 oil production state.. Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo and the nation’s first Native American cabinet secretary under President Joe Biden, could be the first Native American ...

Haaland was New Mexico's vote director for Native Americans in Barack Obama's 2012 presidential reelection campaign. [30] She was the chair of the Native American Caucus of the Democratic Party of New Mexico from 2012 to 2013. [11] She ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in 2014. [14]

1 day ago · Winning the top state office would put Haaland — a former congresswoman, state party chairwoman and backroads political canvasser for President Barack Obama — at the helm of a state enjoying a financial windfall from the nation's fastest growing zone for oil production, the Permian Basin that overlaps portions of New Mexico and western ...

1 day ago · Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is “preparing” to run for governor of New Mexico in 2026, a campaign spokesperson confirmed to Source NM on Tuesday. If elected, Haaland would be the first Native American person to head the state government in its 113-year history. President Joe Biden in December 2020 tapped Haaland […]

2 days ago · She’s a proven leader; she’s created New Mexico jobs, brings people together, and is getting ready to run to be New Mexico’s next governor,” a spokesperson for Haaland said in an email.

3 days ago · SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the ...

2 days ago · Haaland aims to be the first Native American woman governor, running in the nation's second-largest oil state. Democrats have consolidated control in New Mexico, with Haaland entering a lengthy campaign for 2026. Haaland's stance on energy and conservation will be a key issue in oil-rich New Mexico's gubernatorial race.

2 days ago · Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation's No. 2 oil ...

3 days ago · The bottom line: Progressive groups are excited about the possibility of a Haaland candidacy. "As a 35th-generation New Mexican and an accomplished leader who knows how to deliver results for New Mexico, Secretary Haaland would be a phenomenal candidate for governor," said Yari Aquino, director of campaign communications at EMILYs List.

Dec 17, 2024 · Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is quietly preparing to run for governor in New Mexico, setting up a potential Democratic showdown with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) in 2026, Axios has learned.