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New Mexico Democratic Governor nominee?
$66.6K
JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer U.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age65 years old (Dec 2, 1960)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew Mexico
BackgroundPolitician
EducationUniversity of New Mexico (B.A., 1994)
Notable personal detailsDebra Anne Haaland is an American politician and enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo. She served as U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district (2019–2021) and as chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party (2015–2017). She was the 54th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (2021–2025), becoming the first Native American to serve as a U.S. Cabinet secretary. She has also worked as a business executive and as a tribal administrator for San Felipe Pueblo.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes reducing regulatory barriers, supporting and attracting small businesses and new industries (clean energy, tech, film), and lowering costs of living for New Mexicans. Her campaign materials prioritize pro-growth measures to spur jobs and investment and pledge to cut red tape to attract businesses. She opposes federal proposals she says would harm the state economy and public-lands–dependent industries.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding access to healthcare through defending Medicaid, using state resources to prevent coverage losses, lowering costs, and strengthening state healthcare affordability programs. Opposes federal proposals that would cut Medicaid funding and pledges to prioritize funding for rural hospitals and health centers.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports strengthening protections for immigrants and limiting federal immigration enforcement activity in New Mexico, including opposing ICE practices and backing legislation to increase oversight of detention and immigrant legal protections. She has pledged to hold ICE accountable, support bans on ICE detention centers in the state, and champion immigrant-safety legislation. These positions prioritize expanded asylum/immigrant safeguards and restrictions on enforcement actions at the state level.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports a woman's right to choose, favors expanding access to abortion care and contraception, and has co-sponsored federal legislation to protect abortion access. Pledges as a gubernatorial candidate to defend and fund reproductive health providers and to protect access to care in New Mexico.
Climate & Energy
Supports strong conservation and clean-energy investment, including directing federal funds to conservation and clean energy projects in New Mexico and backing regulatory steps to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas on public lands. Advocates policies to grow clean-energy jobs and infrastructure while protecting public lands and waters.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strong gun-violence prevention measures including banning assault-style weapons, implementing universal/expanded background checks, closing gun-show loopholes, and other restrictions while also supporting resources for law enforcement and investments in behavioral health and prevention. Emphasizes keeping guns out of the hands of people who should not have them and has proposed buy-back-style approaches for restricted weapons.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026
Deb Haaland is in the news as a candidate in New Mexico’s Democratic primary for governor. The race is shaping up as a contest between Haaland and Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham stepping down due to term limits. Separately, several other gubernatorial candidates were disqualified from the ballot for not meeting signature requirements.
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Articles
AJAlbuquerque Journal4 months ago
Four New Mexico candidates disqualified after failing to meet ballot requirements
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AJAlbuquerque Journal4 months ago
New Mexico's crowded field of candidates for governor comes into focus on filing day
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AJAlbuquerque Journal4 months ago
New Mexico's crowded field of governor candidates comes into focus on filing day
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Polls
New Mexico Democratic Governor nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$241.0K
$180.7K
$120.5K
$60.2K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$2.0K
$241.0K
$151.8K
$6.3K
Cycle 2024
$1.6K
$233.3K
$9.3K
$385.85
Cycle 2026
$282.96
$10.00
$233.6K
$77.9K
Source: FEC
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