HAALAND, Debra (1960-)
Democrat of New Mexico 
1st congressional district
Served in House 2019-2023
@DebHaalandNM
Biography
Representative from New Mexico; born in Winslow, Navajo County, Ariz., December 2, 1960; an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo; graduated from Highland High School, Albuquerque, N. Mex., 1978; B.A., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.Mex., 1994; attended University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 2000; J.D., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. Mex., 2006; business executive; Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008; tribal administrator, San Felipe Pueblo, 2013-2015; chair, New Mexico Democratic Party, 2015-2017; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the succeeding Congress until her resignation on March 16, 2021 (January 3, 2019-March 16, 2021); Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021-present.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
