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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico, a state with deep historical ties to American Indians whose images and symbols are rooted in everything from the state flag to town names, has moved closer to electing the first Native American woman to the U.S. House of Representatives. Deb Haaland's victory Tuesday in a Democratic primary for an open congressional seat encompassing the state's largest city of Albuquerque had Native Americans from Washington state to Oklahoma celebrating the possibility of a landmark in U.S. political history. Haaland, a tribal member of the Laguna Pueblo who was born in Winslow, Arizona, defeated a crowded field of mainly Hispanic candidates. It came almost 50 years to the day that Robert F. Kennedy won South Dakota's Democratic presidential primary thanks to the Native American vote on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Haaland told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she credited her victory to the movement of Native American voting that Kennedy sparked … [Read more...] about Deb Haaland could become first Native American woman elected to U.S. House

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The day before Deb Haaland was sworn in last week as a freshman lawmaker in the most diverse U.S. House of Representatives class in history, she said the weight of being one of the first two Native American women to serve in Congress had not yet fully hit her.Haaland, 58, had just conducted a brief staff meeting and was sitting in her new office on Capitol Hill as staffers got phones working and solved logistical problems like wrestling a printer through a narrow doorway.The first-time elected official represents New Mexico's 1st Congressional District and is a member of the state's Laguna Pueblo tribe. "Congress has never heard a voice like mine," the Democrat said. 21 PHOTOS Inside Rep. Deb Haaland's historic victory See Gallery Inside Rep. Deb Haaland's historic victory U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) and her family pose for a ceremonial photograph with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after being sworn in as one of the first two Native … [Read more...] about Deb Haaland becomes one of first two Native American women to serve in Congress

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland was awarded the William C. Velasquez Trailblazer award at the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute’s National Conference earlier this month. U.S. Rep. Deb HaalandThe conference was a series of forums, workshops and seminars on the theme, Defend Democracy: Aquí y Ahora, and designed for young people, according to a news release.Haaland also participated in a panel on health, environment and immigration.ADVERTISEMENTSkip“I see it as my duty to leave the ladder down behind me so young women and girls of color know they can be anything they want to be, and I will be here to help them climb that ladder,” the Democrat who represents New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District said in a statement.“William Velasquez was a trailblazer, he broke down … [Read more...] about U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland honored with ‘Trailblazer’ award

POLITICS 06/05/2018 11:48 pm ET Deb Haaland won her Democratic primary in New Mexico's congressional race. She's likely to win in November, too. By Jennifer Bendery Deb Haaland won the Democratic nomination for a New Mexico congressional seat on Tuesday, clearing her path to becoming the nation’s first Native American congresswoman. Haaland, a former state party chair, defeated Damon Martinez and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez in their bids to represent New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. The district encompasses Albuquerque and is solidly blue ― it’s rated D+7 by the Cook Partisan Voter Index ― so Haaland is all but certain to win in November when she takes on the lone GOP candidate in the race, Janice Arnold-Jones. The House seat is open because its current occupant, Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), is running for governor. Haaland, a single mom based in Albuquerque, is an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. She chaired New … [Read more...] about It Looks Like America Is Finally Going To Have A Native American Congresswoman

Sean Sullivan and David Weigel, The Washington Post Published 3:56 pm PDT, Friday, March 15, 2019 Employees on Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign are joining a labor union, officials announced Friday, a historic move that comes amid a Democratic primary featuring intense competition for working-class voters. All campaign employees below the rank of deputy director will be represented by the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, the union said, adding that it will start negotiating a collective bargaining agreement as soon as possible. "We expect this will mean pay parity and transparency on the campaign, with no gender bias or harassment, and equal treatment for every worker, whether they're in Washington, D.C., Iowa, New Hampshire or anywhere else," UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici said in a statement. Sanders, I-Vt., has faced questions about the way his 2016 campaign handled allegations of sexual misconduct. Asked if the effort to unionize … [Read more...] about Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign staff will join a union