AP REPORTS: Deb Haaland made history as Interior secretary. Now she’s running for governor of New Mexico

AP Reports: Scott Forrester confirmed his hiring as campaign manager on Monday. While a team of veteran political strategists and others is being assembled, formal paperwork still has to be filed with the secretary of state.

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AP. U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland poses, in Albuquerque, N.M., June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales, File)

This report is from the Associated Press. The GOP is already behind the 8 ball. Who will they run for governor? In the last election the GOP candidate Mark Ronchetti could not even beat the worst governor I have ever seen, what chance to they have in the next election?

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation’s No. 2 oil production state.

Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo and the nation’s first Native American cabinet secretary under President Joe Biden, could be the first Native American woman to serve as governor of any state. New Mexico has 23 federally recognized tribes, including large portions of the Navajo Nation, as well as land holdings of the Fort Sill Apache. More Here

 

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