Published 11 days ago • loading... • Updated 10 days ago

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announces New Mexico governor bid

Deb Haaland officially announced her candidacy for governor of New Mexico in a video released on Tuesday, becoming the first candidate to enter the race for 2026.
Haaland plans to start her statewide campaign tour at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Thursday.
If elected, Haaland would be the nation's first Native American woman to serve as a governor, succeeding Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Political analyst Brian Sanderoff stated that Haaland's early announcement could discourage other candidates from entering the race.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

10 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

KRQE News 13

KRQE Newsfeed: Deb Haaland, Lawyer suspended, Another storm, Chile month, Special Olympics

Wednesday's Top Stories 4 people arrested in northeast Albuquerque drug bust CABQ shares plans for a new park along old stretch of Central Ave NM lawmakers push to renew water standards after Supreme Court decision Students could legally wear Native American regalia at graduation with proposed bill One dead following deputy-involved shooting in South Valley 14 bands and artists nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Wednesday's Five Facts [1] G…

10 days ago·Albuquerque, United States

Read Full Article

Wonkette

NICE TIME: Deb Haaland Running For New Mexico Gov!

Photo: Deb Haaland on Facebook Former Congresswoman and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced yesterday that she’s running for governor of New Mexico in 2026, and instantly became the odds-on favorite because New Mexico is very much a blue state and because she’s Deb Haaland, for heaven’s sake. We bet she won’t knuckle under like a common trillion-dollar tech giant and let Donald Trump rename the state New America or anything. If Haaland goes…

10 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Deb Haaland, ex-Interior secretary, is running for governor of New Mexico - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Deb Haaland, the former secretary of the Interior who was the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency, on Tuesday announced a bid for governor of New Mexico.

10 days ago

Read Full Article

Santa New Mexican

Political heavyweight Haaland needs competition

The former congresswoman and interior secretary is formidable, but she'll be a better candidate if she's tested.

10 days ago

Read Full Article

KOAT

Deb Haaland becomes first candidate for governor, who else may run

Deb Haaland officially became the first candidate to announce she is running for governor. KOAT's political expert discusses other possible candidates.

11 days ago·Albuquerque, United States

Read Full Article