Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Meets with Nevada Democrats in Washoe County

In case you missed it, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited northern Nevada yesterday to promote diversity incentives for women and native-owned businesses.

Sharing her personal journey, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland reflected, "I come from an underrepresented community, right? Which is a reason I worked so hard on my career to advance voting for underrepresented communities." Her words carry the weight of her own experiences, inspiring others to strive for change.

"It's really important that the people of Washoe County know that we are important and that they need to be aware of what's going on, so the more dignitaries that come, the more we'll learn. The more people will learn," said Linda Sinclair, the Chair of Heart of Reno, a sub-group in the Democratic Party of Washoe County.

Secretary Haaland began her day by attending a powwow at Pyramid Lake.

she then met with Biden-Harris campaign volunteers at 'Star Village Coffee,' a native-owned company in Reno.

Democratic candidate for the assembly district 24, Erica Roth, co-presented with Haaland at a meet-and-greet with Nevada Democratic volunteers.

Haaland is a 35th generation New Mexican and a member of the Pueblo people. Before rising through the ranks of the Democratic Party and serving as the first Native American woman in the U.S. Congress, Haaland founded a salsa company while being a single mom."It's really a representation of the democratic party; we believe deeply in making sure all people are being spoken to about the issues that matter most to them, and that's what she's doing. She's visiting small businesses across District 24. We're talking to voters, we're talking to volunteers, and making sure people are reminded that democracy is truly on the ballot," said Erica Roth, the former Deputy General Counsel to Governor Steve Sisolak and current Democratic candidate for Assembly District 24.