Candidates emerge for Haaland's U.S. House seat
Copyright © 2020 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – The field for an Albuquerque-based congressional seat continued to take shape Monday after U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland’s nomination as interior secretary, even as a Democratic legislator said he is working on a proposal to overhaul the state’s law for filling such vacancies. President-elect Joe Biden announced last week that he will nominate Haaland to lead the U.S. Department of Interior, which would make her the first Native American Cabinet secretary. While Haaland does not have to relinquish her 1st Congressional District seat until she’s...
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