Former NM Congressman Pearce faces questions about public lands views as he seeks federal post

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 879

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Former Republican New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce faced multiple rounds of questions about his public lands record Wednesday during his first U.S. Senate committee confirmation hearing for director of the federal Bureau of Lands Management.

If the Senate confirms him, Pearce, who represented the state’s 2nd Congressional District from 2011 to 2019, would oversee 245 million acres of public lands, including for recreation, cattle grazing and extraction of oil and natural gas.

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