New Mexico Primary 2026: Democratic governor candidate Deb Haaland

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,394

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Deb Haaland was sworn into Congress during a government shutdown in 2019. In her two years representing New Mexico on the national stage, she said she learned how to manage President Donald Trump.

After her confirmation in 2021 as President Joe Biden’s cabinet secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, she focused on repairing morale in the multibillion-dollar agency in the aftermath of Trump’s first term.

Before holding public office, Haaland was a single …

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