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]

Jan 28, 2025 · Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico after championing conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary under President Joe Biden.

Jan 28, 2025 · Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will run to be the next governor of New Mexico, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. “Deb Haaland is of and for New Mexico. She’s a proven leader; she...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 28, 2025 · SANTA FE, N.M. — 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.

Jan 28, 2025 · Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is taking concrete steps to run for governor of New Mexico with a formal announcement expected in the coming weeks, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Haaland, a former House lawmaker, is quietly …

Dec 17, 2024 · U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, shown speaking at a news conference in Albuquerque in this May file photo, is eyeing a run for New Mexico governor. Haaland is set to step down from her...

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.

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 […]

Dec 18, 2024 · Haaland lost her 2014 bid to serve as New Mexico’s lieutenant governor but later won praise as chair of the state’s Democratic Party. She then won a seat as a New Mexico...