U.S. Senate advances former NM GOP official Steve Pearce to lead federal land management agency

The final confirmation vote will be in the coming days.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 503

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Correction: Like multiple advocacy groups and news organizations, Source NM on Monday erroneously reported that the United States Senate had confirmed Republican Steve Pearce as U.S. Bureau of Land Management director. In fact, the Senate’s vote Monday only advanced his nomination, and an official confirmation vote will occur at a later date, according to spokespersons for U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján. Source NM regrets the error.

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