Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland launches New Mexico governor campaign
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for governor of New Mexico, looking to be the first Native American woman to be elected governor of a state.
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for governor of New Mexico, looking to be the first Native American woman to be elected governor of a state.
Haaland launched her campaign Tuesday morning in an online video after hinting at an announcement for the last few days. In it, she leans heavily on her biography, opening the video saying she learned after a childhood of moving around, having to raise her child as a single mother, and working towards "35 years of sobriety" that "nothing comes easy," but that "here in New Mexico, struggle makes you fierce."
"When I became New Mexico's member of Congress and then the leader of the U.S. Department of Interior, I seized the opportunity to make change," she says.
"But the problems we face now are bigger than ever, and we must be fierce to solve them. That's why I am running for governor of the great state of New Mexico."
"New Mexico is rich in tradition and spirit, rich in natural resources, so why can't our families pay our bills? Crime, poverty, homelessness, addiction. They will keep pulling us down if we do the same things and expect a different result," she adds.
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