The Dispute Index

Deb Haaland

Portrait of Deb Haaland
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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.

Democratic candidate for New Mexico governor (2026)Website (opens in a new tab)
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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Deb Haaland, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Deb Haaland

Portrait of Deb Haaland

Deb Haaland

Role at the time: 2026 candidate for governor of New Mexico

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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.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Haaland supports enforceable surveillance safeguardsDeb Haaland's answer to the surveillance question
Why we used this label

Relative to networked ALPR surveillance, Haaland supports privacy conditions in an answer to a question that expressly includes ALPRs.

Read statementFull case: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

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