Deb Haaland is a Democratic politician in New Mexico and a candidate for governor. She previously held office as U.S. secretary of the interior and represented New Mexico's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House. She is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: 2026 candidate for governor of New Mexico
Statement summary
Haaland supported enforceable privacy rules in response to a questionnaire that addressed surveillance technologies and ALPR protections.
“Yes. New Mexico needs clear, enforceable guardrails for surveillance technology.”
Relative to networked ALPR surveillance, Haaland supports privacy conditions in an answer to a question that expressly includes ALPRs.
Statement dates: September 30, 2026
Statement dates: September 30, 2026
Statement dates: September 30, 2026
Statement dates: September 30, 2026
