New Mexico's Deb Haaland on making history as first Native American woman elected governor
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[0:00] As we've been reporting, yesterday's election brought a number of
[0:03] historic firsts. In New Hampshire, Chris Pappas became the first
[0:06] openly gay man elected to the US Senate in Colorado, Melot Quiros
[0:11] became the first Generation Z woman elected to Congress, and in Georgia,
[0:16] Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first black woman elected governor.
[0:19] Among those making history is Deb Holland, who will become the first
[0:23] Native American woman to serve as governor of any US state. Holland
[0:27] previously served as Interior Secretary.
[0:29] Under President Biden and was one of the first Native American women
[0:33] elected to Congress. Governor-elect Deb Holland joins us now. Congratulations
[0:37] on your victory and welcome back to the news hour.
[0:40] Thank you so much. Thank you. You made history, of course, but voters
[0:44] are also expecting results. So how will you balance the symbolism
[0:48] of this victory with the responsibility now of governing a