First Native American Female Governor: Democrat Deb Haaland Wins in New Mexico
Haaland defeated Republican Greggory D. Hull and will be the first Native American woman to lead a U.S. state, according to Decision Desk HQ.
- On Tuesday, Democrat Deb Haaland won the New Mexico gubernatorial election, becoming the first Native American woman to serve as governor in U.S. history.
- A member of the Laguna Pueblo and former U.S. Interior Secretary, Haaland succeeds term-limited Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham after previously representing New Mexico in Congress.
- Haaland defeated Republican Gregg Hull in the race, buoyed by a campaign that raised about $20 million; her victory extends Democratic dominance in the state.
- Voters also made history Tuesday by electing Stephanie Garcia Richard as lieutenant governor, marking the first time New Mexico has elected two women of color to the state's top jobs.
- The governor-elect campaigned on boosting affordability, creating a public option healthcare plan, and overhauling the state's child welfare agency while pledging a moratorium on new large-scale data center projects.
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Quick Facts About Deb Haaland: Age, Family, Net Worth, Political Career of New Mexico's First Native American Woman Governor
Democrat Deb Haaland has won New Mexico's gubernatorial election, making history as the first Native American woman elected governor of a US state and returning to statewide politics.
Haaland projected as first Native woman governor
Deb Haaland defeated Republican Gregg Hull to become the first Native American woman elected governor of a U.S. state, extending Democrats’ hold on New Mexico’s governorship. The former interior secretary has pledged to protect residents from President Donald Trump’s policies and continue the state’s universal child care program.
Democrat Deb Haaland won New Mexico's run for governor in the mid-term elections on Tuesday, thus becoming the first indigenous woman to occupy that political position in U.S. history, according to projections by Associated Press and NBC.
Haaland was Interior Secretary with Joe Biden and became the first Native American to be part of the U.S. Cabinet.
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Source New MexicoAP declares Democrat Deb Haaland as first female, Native American governor in US
Deb Haaland, a former U.S. interior secretary who previously represented New Mexico in Congress, made history Tuesday night as the first Native American woman in the nation to be elected governor. The Associated Press declared Haaland the winner in the race with an estimated 41% of the vote counted. Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo, […]
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