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Deb Haaland

Deb Haaland

D · New Mexico · 2026

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GovernorNew Mexico · 2026
Top priorities
  • Lower costs for New Mexico families
  • Invest in clean energy, infrastructure, and rural communities
  • Protect public lands, health care, and working-family supports

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Deb Haaland is New Mexico's Democratic nominee for governor, a former U.S. secretary of the interior, former U.S. representative, and former state Democratic Party chair. Her running mate for lieutenant governor is Stephanie Garcia Richard, the state's outgoing commissioner of public lands, per the Santa Fe New Mexican. Her campaign emphasizes lowering family costs, supporting working families, clean energy, rural infrastructure, and Native and community representation.

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