Deb Haaland Fill-in-the-blank Poster
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Deb Haaland
(born 1960 Winslow, Arizona)
Date2017-2018
Mediumoffset lithograph on paper, marker
Dimensions16 1/4 × 12 in. (41.3 × 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Deb Haaland for Congress
Object numberPC2019.11.18
DescriptionPolitical poster campaigning for Deb Haaland to be voted into Congress with a white background and dark turquoise text. There is a yellow Zia symbol. Printed over the Zia symbol, it says, "DEB/HAALAND/DEMOCRAT FOR CONGRESS." Near the bottom of the poster it says, "FOR CONGRESS./FOR[horizontal line]." Handwritten in marker on this horizontal line, is "BETTER EDUCATION." In an outlined box below this, it says, "Paid for by Deb for Congress. Donna Tillman, Treasurer./Printed by Don Mickey Designs, Inc." There are two pin/thumbtack holes in either corner at the top of the poster.Haaland won the election to represent New Mexico’s 1st District in the U.S. Congress. She is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna and a 35th generation New Mexican. After running for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor in 2014, Secretary Haaland became the first Native American woman to be elected to lead a State Party. She is one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress. In Congress, she focused on environmental justice, climate change, missing and murdered indigenous women, and family-friendly policies.
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