Deb Haaland
is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district. The district includes most of Albuquerque, along with most of its suburbs. is a former leader of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. One of the first two Native American women elected to the U.S. Congress. Haaland is a member of the Laguna Pueblo people. Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American woman in Congress, was re-elected for her second term.
In 2012, Haaland served as the state's vote director for Native Americans in Barack Obama's 2012 presidential reelection campaign. She ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in 2014. She was elected to a two-year term as the Chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico in April 2015. During her tenure, New Mexico Democrats regained control of the New Mexico House of Representatives.