Deb Haaland

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Deb Haaland
File:Secretary Deb Haaland, official headshot.jpg
54th United States Secretary of the Interior
Assumed office
March 16, 2021
President Joe Biden
Deputy Tommy Beaudreau
Preceded by David Bernhardt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2019 – March 16, 2021
Preceded by Michelle Lujan Grisham
Succeeded by Melanie Stansbury
Chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party
In office
April 25, 2015 – April 29, 2017
Preceded by Sam Bregman
Succeeded by Richard Ellenberg
Personal details
Born Debra Anne Haaland
(1960-12-02) December 2, 1960 (age 64)
Winslow, Arizona, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Skip Sayre (m. 2021)
Children 1
Education University of New Mexico (BA, JD)
Signature Deb Haaland's signature

Debra Anne Haaland (/ˈhɑːlənd/;[1] born December 2, 1960) is an American politician serving as the 54th United States Secretary of the Interior.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, she served as chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party from 2015 to 2017 and as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. Haaland is a Native American and enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe.

Haaland's congressional district included most of Albuquerque and most of its suburbs. Along with Sharice Davids, she is one of the first two Native American women elected to the U.S. Congress. She is a political progressive who supports the Green New Deal and Medicare for All.[3][4]

On December 17, 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 2021, by a vote of 51–40.[5] Following her swearing-in on March 16, she became the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary and the second to serve in the Cabinet, after Republican former vice president and Kaw Nation citizen Charles Curtis.[6][7]

Early life and education

Haaland was born in Winslow, Arizona.[8][9] She is an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo.[10] The Pueblo people have lived on the land that is now the state of New Mexico since the 1200s and Haaland identifies herself as a 35th-generation New Mexican.[11][12] Her mother, Mary Toya,[13] a Native American woman, served in the United States Navy.[14] Her father, Major John David "Dutch" Haaland, a Norwegian Minnesotan, was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and recipient of the Silver Star for his actions in Vietnam; he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in 2005.[13][15][16] As a child in a military family, Haaland moved frequently.[17] She attended 13 public schools across the United States before the family settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be close to family who also belong to the Laguna Pueblo.[18] Haaland graduated from Highland High School in Albuquerque.[17][18] She has two sisters, a brother, and two half-sisters.[13]

After graduating from Highland High School, Haaland worked at a local bakery.[18] In 1988, she enrolled at the University of New Mexico, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in English in 1994.[19][20] Her professors included future United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.[21] Four days after graduating, she gave birth to her child, Somáh.[17] As a single mother, Haaland started a salsa company to support herself and her child.[22][23] At times during this period, she did not earn enough money to afford housing and had to rely on friends for shelter.[17] She also relied on food stamps at times.[22] She earned her Juris Doctor in Indian law from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2006, but is not a member of the New Mexico State Bar.[19][20][24] Haaland became the first chairwoman elected to the Laguna Development Corporation Board of Directors, a Laguna-owned business created to strengthen the Laguna Community and its economy.[18][25] As chairwoman, she oversaw business operations for the second-largest tribal gaming enterprise in New Mexico[26] and successfully advocated for the corporation to create policies and commitments to earth-friendly business practices.[26] She served as the tribal administrator for the San Felipe Pueblo from January 2013 to November 2015.[14][19][20]

Earlier political career

In 2012, Haaland served as the state's vote director for Native Americans in Barack Obama's 2012 presidential reelection campaign.[27] She served as the chair of Democratic Party of New Mexico Native American Caucus from 2012 to 2013.[11] She ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in 2014.[14] Her ticket, headed by then-Attorney General of New Mexico Gary King, the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Mexico, lost to the Republican ticket of Governor Susana Martinez and Lieutenant Governor John Sanchez.[28][29]

Haaland was elected to a two-year term as the chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico in April 2015.[30][31] During her tenure, New Mexico Democrats regained control of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the office of the New Mexico Secretary of State.[27][32] Haaland has been credited with rebuilding the state party after large defeats for Democrats in New Mexico in 2014.[33] She raised enough money during her two-year term as chair to pay off seven years' worth of debt incurred under previous chairs.[32]

U.S. House of Representatives

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See also: List of Native Americans in the United States Congress

Elections

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See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico § District 1
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Haaland speaks at "Stop Kavanaugh Rally" at the U.S. Capitol in 2018.

After the expiration of her term as state party chair, Haaland announced her intention to run for the United States House of Representatives in New Mexico's 1st congressional district in the 2018 elections, to succeed Michelle Lujan Grisham, who was running for governor.[27] Haaland defeated Damon Martinez and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez to win the Democratic Party nomination in June 2018,[34] receiving 40.5% of the vote and winning every county in the district.[35][36]

In the November 6 general election, Haaland defeated former New Mexico State Representative Janice Arnold-Jones,[37] receiving 59.1% of the vote and winning three of the district's five counties.[38][39] Her victory was part of a sweep of New Mexico that saw Democrats win every statewide and federal office on the ballot that year, along with expanding their majority in the New Mexico House of Representatives.[40][41]

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See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico § District 1

In the November 3 general election, Haaland defeated retired police detective Michelle Garcia Holmes, who ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[42] Haaland subsequently received 58.2% of the vote.

Tenure

File:Deb Haaland taking oath in 2019.jpg
Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM), is sworn in to the House of Representatives by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by her mother Mary Toya and her daughter Somáh.
File:Congresswoman Debra Anne Haaland - Pueblo Laguna - New Mexico by Shane Balkowitsch in Wet Plate Collodion 6-23-2019.jpg
A wet-plate collodion photograph of Haaland in 2019

With Representative Sharice Davids of Kansas, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Minnesota, elected simultaneously, Haaland was one of the first two Native American women to be seated in Congress.[43][44][45] During the swearing-in ceremony in January 2019, Haaland wore traditional Pueblo dress, necklace and moccasins.[46]

On March 7, 2019, during a debate on voting rights and campaign finance, Haaland became the first Native American woman to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives.[47][48]

Halaand served as one of three co-chairs of Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign.[49]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Secretary of the Interior

Nomination and confirmation

On December 17, 2020, incoming President Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Haaland as Secretary of the Interior.[55] Before Biden nominated Haaland, many senior Democrats had voiced their support for her as Secretary of the Interior, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Republican representatives Don Young and Tom Cole (a member of the Chickasaw Nation) also expressed their support for Haaland's nomination.[56][57][58]

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Haaland sworn in as Secretary of the Interior by Vice President Kamala Harris.

On March 15, 2021, Haaland was confirmed by the Senate 51–40, with four Republicans (Collins, Murkowski, Sullivan, Graham) voting to confirm.[5][59] She is the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history.[lower-alpha 1][60][61][62] Her departure from the House triggered a special election in 2021. Haaland was sworn in on March 18, 2021, wearing a traditional Indigenous dress made by Agnes Woodward.[63]

Tenure

In April 2021, Haaland announced a new unit within Bureau of Indian Affairs that plans to tackle the decades-long crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans, saying, "We are fully committed to assisting Tribal communities with these investigations, and the MMU will leverage every resource available to be a force-multiplier in preventing these cases from becoming cold case investigations".[64]

In May 2021, Haaland approved the new constitution of the Cherokee Nation with protections for Cherokee Freedmen.[65]

In June 2021, Haaland announced the creation of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. The initiative's goal is to investigate long-standing abuse in the now defunct residential boarding schools that housed Native American children under the 1819 Civilization Fund Act.[66][67]

In November 2021, Haaland declared the word "squaw" to be derogatory and ordered a task force to determine new names for the 650 places in the country affected by the ruling.[68][69]

Electoral history

2018 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election[70][71]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Haaland 25,444 40.59
Democratic Damon Martinez 16,182 25.81
Democratic Antoinette Sedillo Lopez 12,919 20.61
Democratic Paul Moya 3,691 5.89
Democratic Pat Davis (withdrawn) 2,385 3.80
Democratic Damian Lara 2,063 3.29
Democratic Jesse Andrew Heitner (write-in) 3 0.00
Total votes 62,687 100
General election
Democratic Deb Haaland 147,336 59.13
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones 90,507 36.32
Libertarian Lloyd Princeton 11,319 4.54
Total votes 249,162 100
Democratic hold
2020 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election[72][73]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Haaland (incumbent) 83,032 100.00
Total votes 83,032 100
General election
Democratic Deb Haaland (incumbent) 186,953 58.19
Republican Michelle Garcia Holmes 134,337 41.81
Total votes 321,290 100
Democratic hold

Personal life

Haaland has a child, Somáh, whom she raised on her own.[74][27] Her hobbies include marathon running and gourmet cooking.[19] Haaland is Catholic.[75] On August 28, 2021, Haaland married her longtime partner, Skip Sayre, in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.[76][77]

See also

Notes

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