Deb Haaland
American politician
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| 2025 | Concludes her term as Secretary of the Interior. |
| 2025 | Concludes her term as Secretary of the Interior. |
| January 28 2025 | Deb Haaland announced her candidacy for governor of New Mexico in the 2026 election, aiming to succeed term-limited governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. |
| January 28 2025 | Deb Haaland announced her candidacy for governor of New Mexico in the 2026 election, aiming to succeed term-limited governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. |
| August 22 2024 | Spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. |
| August 22 2024 | Spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. |
| March 2023 | Announced $25 million dedicated to bison conservation. |
| March 2023 | Announced $25 million dedicated to bison conservation. |
| July 17 2022 | Haaland suffered a broken left fibula while hiking in Shenandoah National Park. |
| July 17 2022 | Haaland suffered a broken left fibula while hiking in Shenandoah National Park. |
| November 2021 | Banned the derogatory term 'squaw' from federally owned lands and ordered a task force to rename 650 places using the word. |
| November 2021 | Banned the derogatory term 'squaw' from federally owned lands and ordered a task force to rename 650 places using the word. |
| August 28 2021 | Deb Haaland married her longtime partner, Skip Sayre, in a ceremony held at Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. |
| August 28 2021 | Deb Haaland married her longtime partner, Skip Sayre, in a ceremony held at Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. |
| June 2021 | Launched the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to investigate historical abuse in Native American residential boarding schools, attending Road to Healing events to gather survivors' stories. |
| June 2021 | Launched the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to investigate historical abuse in Native American residential boarding schools, attending Road to Healing events to gather survivors' stories. |
| May 2021 | Approved the new constitution of the Cherokee Nation with protections for Cherokee Freedmen. |
| May 2021 | Approved the new constitution of the Cherokee Nation with protections for Cherokee Freedmen. |
| April 2021 | Announced a new unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to address the crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans. |
| April 2021 | Announced a new unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to address the crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans. |
| March 18 2021 | Sworn in as Secretary of the Interior, wearing a combination of traditional Laguna Pueblo regalia and a custom-made colorful ribbon skirt by Agnes Woodward. |
| March 18 2021 | Sworn in as Secretary of the Interior, wearing a combination of traditional Laguna Pueblo regalia and a custom-made colorful ribbon skirt by Agnes Woodward. |
| March 16 2021 | Sworn in as Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary. |
| March 16 2021 | Sworn in as Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary. |
| March 15 2021 | Confirmed by the US Senate as Secretary of the Interior with a vote of 51-40. |
| March 15 2021 | Confirmed by the US Senate as Secretary of the Interior with a vote of 51-40. |
| 2020 | Served as one of three co-chairs of Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. |
| 2020 | Served as one of three co-chairs of Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. |
| December 17 2020 | President-elect Joe Biden announces his nomination of Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior. |
| December 17 2020 | President-elect Joe Biden announces his nomination of Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior. |
| November 3 2020 | Haaland was re-elected to the United States House of Representatives, receiving 58.2% of the vote and defeating retired police detective Michelle Garcia Holmes. |
| November 3 2020 | Haaland was re-elected to the United States House of Representatives, receiving 58.2% of the vote and defeating retired police detective Michelle Garcia Holmes. |
| 2019 | Began serving as the US Representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district, representing Albuquerque and its suburbs. |
| 2019 | Began serving as the US Representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district, representing Albuquerque and its suburbs. |
| March 7 2019 | Became the first Native American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives during a debate on voting rights and campaign finance. |
| March 7 2019 | Became the first Native American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives during a debate on voting rights and campaign finance. |
| January 2019 | Deb Haaland is sworn in to the US House of Representatives, becoming one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress. During the ceremony, she wore traditional Pueblo dress, necklace, and moccasins. |
| January 2019 | Commented on the Covington Catholic High School students' behavior during the 2019 Lincoln Memorial confrontation, stating they displayed 'blatant hate, disrespect, and intolerance'. A subsequent libel lawsuit against her was dismissed. |
| January 2019 | Commented on the Covington Catholic High School students' behavior during the 2019 Lincoln Memorial confrontation, stating they displayed 'blatant hate, disrespect, and intolerance'. A subsequent libel lawsuit against her was dismissed. |
| January 2019 | Deb Haaland is sworn in to the US House of Representatives, becoming one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress. During the ceremony, she wore traditional Pueblo dress, necklace, and moccasins. |
| November 6 2018 | Haaland won the general election for the United States House of Representatives, defeating former New Mexico state representative Janice Arnold-Jones with 59.1% of the vote and winning three of the district's five counties. |
| November 6 2018 | Haaland won the general election for the United States House of Representatives, defeating former New Mexico state representative Janice Arnold-Jones with 59.1% of the vote and winning three of the district's five counties. |
| June 2018 | Deb Haaland won the Democratic Party nomination for the United States House of Representatives, receiving 40.5% of the vote and winning every county in the district by defeating Damon Martinez and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez. |
| June 2018 | Deb Haaland won the Democratic Party nomination for the United States House of Representatives, receiving 40.5% of the vote and winning every county in the district by defeating Damon Martinez and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez. |
| 2017 | Concludes her term as chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party. |
| 2017 | Concludes her term as chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party. |
| April 2015 | Elected to a two-year term as chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, successfully rebuilding the state party and paying off seven years of accumulated debt. |
| April 2015 | Elected to a two-year term as chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, successfully rebuilding the state party and paying off seven years of accumulated debt. |
| 2014 | Ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on the Democratic ticket with Gary King, but lost to the Republican ticket of Susana Martinez and John Sanchez. |
| 2014 | Ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on the Democratic ticket with Gary King, but lost to the Republican ticket of Susana Martinez and John Sanchez. |
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