In the News: Deb Haaland’s Focus on Lowering Costs, Building Prosperity Resonates Across New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM – In case you missed it, Deb Haaland, former Secretary of the Interior and candidate for New Mexico governor, wrapped up her “Lift Up New Mexico Tour,” a 15 stop journey where she heard from voters in rural communities all across the state and shared her vision to make life more affordable in New Mexico. This follows Haaland’s 19-stop launch tour, where she met thousands of New Mexicans in their hometowns and listened to their hopes and ideas for the state’s future. Haaland has now campaigned in all 33 counties in New Mexico in the first six months of her campaign.
Across the state, Haaland heard from voters and affordability topped their lists of concerns as families continue to feel the impact of cuts to key support systems by the Trump administration. Earlier this year, Haaland previewed her economic agenda for New Mexico and laid out a path to support small, local businesses and spur new economic opportunities for New Mexicans.
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Tri City Record: Deb Haaland begins Lift Up N.M. Tour in Shiprock
Haaland spoke on several topics including health care, crime, education and clean energy.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump, was referenced by Haaland, who said it would cut Medicaid, when nearly half the population is eligible.
Haaland, citing the state’s low ranking for education, proposed higher pay for educators and staff.
“When we are asking doctors to come to our state to serve. … They want to bring their families to a place that’s safe,” she said. “Likewise, doctors want to bring their families to a place where our education is very strong.”
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Native News Online: New Mexico Candidate for Governor Deb Haaland Launches “Lift Up New Mexico” tour in Shiprock on Saturday
It was standing room only as Deb Haaland, New Mexico candidate for governor officially launched her “Lift Up New Mexico” tour in Shiprock on Saturday morning as part of her sixteen stops throughout New Mexico and Indian Country.
Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), 54th Secretary of the Interior, former U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, former chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, and current candidate for New Mexico governor, spoke to the crowd as if she were in their living rooms, having a casual yet straightforward conversation.
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In the hour conversation, Haaland addressed a myriad of topics of education, the need for medical personnel, getting to the root cause of crime, building the economy and workforce in the mainstream and rural communities, aligning wages with cost of living, and how she plans to work with the current U.S. President.
“I know what it feels like to put groceries back at the checkout line as a single mom,’ said Haaland. “I want to make sure we bring industry here, to raise wages.”
New Mexico Political Report: Haaland warns of rural healthcare crisis, opposes federal healthcare legislation
According to Haaland, nearly 40% of New Mexico’s population relies on Medicaid—the highest proportion in the country. She warned that changes to healthcare funding would lead to higher premiums for New Mexicans with Medicare and private insurance coverage.
“There’s a crisis on the horizon – many rural hospitals across the state are at risk of closing,” Haaland said. “I grew up in a rural community. I know how devastating this bill will be for the thousands of New Mexicans who will lose their healthcare, and spoiler alert: it’s not just about health care. It’s about the economy at large. As Governor I will do everything in my power to stop it.”
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“Let’s be clear: this bill isn’t just bad for New Mexicans on the margins, it will mean all of us have to pay more for our healthcare—all so out-of-state billionaires could get an even bigger tax cut,” Haaland said.
Haaland announced a roadmap to weather what she called “the devastating storm that Trump and his wealthy friends are brewing.” Her plan includes using New Mexico’s budget surplus to prioritize ensuring that people avoid losing health care coverage, with significant new appropriations to New Mexico’s Health Care Affordability Fund. She also proposed hiring more guides to help people navigate insurance enrollment through BeWell NM, plus added services to help New Mexicans facing additional, intentional bureaucratic burdens imposed by Trump’s new law.
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Haaland’s campaign continues to build momentum statewide, with endorsements from healthcare professionals, rural community leaders, and working families across all 33 counties of New Mexico.
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Native News Online: Deb Haaland Sounds Alarm on Impact of Republican-Backed Healthcare Cuts on Rural New Mexico
On Tuesday, gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) held a press conference outside a hospital in Española to highlight the serious threat posed by President Trump and congressional Republicans’ so-called “Big Billionaire Bill” to rural healthcare in New Mexico. Haaland laid out her plan to defend rural hospitals and health centers from devastating funding cuts and to protect healthcare access for more than 88,000 New Mexicans.
“There’s a crisis on the horizon – many rural hospitals across the state are at risk of closing,” Haaland said. “I grew up in a rural community. I know how devastating this bill will be for the thousands of New Mexicans who will lose their healthcare, and spoiler alert: it’s not just about health care. It’s about the economy at large. As Governor I will do everything in my power to stop it.”
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Eastern New Mexico News: Q&A: Governor candidate Haaland: CYFD needs overhaul, Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill bad for NM
Q: What brings you to Portales? Where are you going this weekend?
A: Visiting every community is important to me, and the community here in Portales is wonderful, and Heritage Days are a great event to connect with voters and share my ideas about how we can build a brighter future for our state.
I also held meet and greets and answered audience questions in Clovis and Hobbs.
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KUNM: Single mothers resonate with and support Deb Haaland for governor
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“I don’t know what I would have done without SNAP benefits. And so all of those things are in jeopardy because of what Donald Trump is doing,” Haaland said.
Trump last month signed a reconciliation bill that cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid and food assistance programs over the next 10 years.
Stephanie Lucero, a single mother from Albuquerque and an employee at United Healthcare said she relates with Haaland.
“I’m a single mom, also. I come [sic] up through the food stamps and worked my way into a job. And there’s nothing wrong with that. That’s what it’s for,” she said.
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“Deb is a fighter. She’s not just Native American, not just a woman. She is in it for the people,” she [Lucero] said.
Megan Long, another stay-at-home mother from Albuquerque attended the event with her daughter Lilianna and said Deb Haaland is an ideal candidate for governor.
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Ruidoso News: Haaland makes a stop in Ruidoso
New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland visited Ruidoso July 26, touring areas damaged by last week’s devastating floods.
Haaland, a Democrat who served as U.S. Interior Secretary under former president Joe Biden, also visited the Salvation Army distribution center in the former Seasons Nursery at 315 Sudderth Drive, helping to prepare hot meals for many who were left homeless by the flood.
KVIA: “Lift Up New Mexico”- Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joins ABC’7’s Marcel Clarke to discuss issues impacting New Mexico
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Marcel: The world is seeing both sides of the aisle very divided, what makes you the person to bridge this gap in the state?
Haaland: We should all care about communities in our state. When I was in Congress, I was the most bipartisan member of my class. I got several bills signed by Donald Trump. I want to work with anyone who wants to move our state forward…I can bring people together.
Albuquerque Journal: For New Mexico industries, little reassurance in the face of tariffs
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On Saturday, Deb Haaland, a Democratic candidate for governor, took a tour of Picacho Coffee Roasters in Las Cruces, where founder and roaster Chad Morris said tariffs had hiked the cost of raw coffee beans he imports from Mexico, Columbia, Ethiopia, Sumatra and elsewhere. Roasting five days a week with half of the crew he might employ, Morris said coffee prices were going up even as farmers and roasters like himself are being squeezed.
Las Vegas Optic: Haaland visits Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar for first time
For the first time, Deb Haaland visited the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire burn scar Friday afternoon as part of a gubernatorial campaign tour.
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On Friday, Haaland said that several topics have come up repeatedly during her talks with New Mexicans across the state. These include education, public safety and healthcare – in particular, rural healthcare, she said. Haaland said that cuts to Medicaid – currently being proposed by the Trump administration – could have a “detrimental effect to rural New Mexicans.”
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