Governor of New Mexico
Deb Haaland
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior (2021–2025)D
- Race
- Governor of New Mexico
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Gregg Hull (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did4 statements · 0 votes
I want to work toward a public option for people so that nobody is left behind.
Expand public health coverage
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2026-11-03
| Deb Haaland D | challenger |
| Gregg Hull R | challenger |
Running with Stephanie Garcia Richard, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands, who replaced primary winner Maggie Toulouse Oliver on the ticket.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Her campaign plan includes raising the state minimum wage; NM In Depth describes her proposal as a "living wage" that adjusts with inflation.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I want to work toward a public option for people so that nobody is left behind.
Supports creating a state public health care option.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I often think about how that would have changed my life
Praised Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's work making New Mexico the first state to offer universal, no-cost child care, citing her own experience collecting SNAP benefits.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says continued investment in solar, wind and geothermal energy will create jobs and hold down utility costs, and cited the Energy Transition Act's renewable-energy requirements (50% by 2030, 80% by 2040, 100% by 2045).
Documented position[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Deb Haaland is the Democratic nominee for governor. An enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, she served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 2021 to 2025 and as U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st District from 2019 to 2021.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Haaland earned a B.A. in English from the University of New Mexico in 1994 and a J.D. from the UNM School of Law in 2006.[1] As a single mother, she started a salsa company.[1]
She chaired the Democratic Party of New Mexico from 2015 to 2017 and was the party's 2014 nominee for lieutenant governor.[1][2] Haaland was elected to Congress in 2018 as one of the first two Native American women in the U.S. House, and the Senate confirmed her as Interior Secretary on March 15, 2021, by a vote of 51–40.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- action2021-06-22 · As Interior Secretary, announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of federal boarding school policies.[5]
- action2023-06-02 · As Interior Secretary, issued a public land order withdrawing federal public lands within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park from new oil and gas leasing and mining claims for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.[6]
In their own words
Priorities
- An 'affordability agenda' within a campaign plan built on education, affordability, health care and public safety, including raising the state minimum wage, a tax-credit calculator and long-term savings accounts for babies born in the state.[3]
- Creating a public health care option.[4]
- Continuing New Mexico's renewable energy build-out, pointing to the 2019 Energy Transition Act.[3]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Deb Haaland · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.2026 New Mexico gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.Deb Haaland announces 'affordability agenda' in campaign for NM governor · Source New Mexico · 2026-02-25 News report
- 4.Haaland highlights health care, education and wages in vision for New Mexico · NM In Depth · 2026-04-24 News report
- 5.Secretary Haaland Announces Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative · U.S. Department of the Interior · 2021-06-22 Official record
- 6.Secretary Haaland withdraws public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park from future leasing, mining claims · U.S. Department of the Interior · 2023-06-02 Official record