Scoop: Haaland to run for governor of New Mexico

• Haaland has hired Scott Forrester as her campaign manger and is assembling a team of veteran political operatives with New Mexican and national experience, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Zoom in: She'll avoid a showdown with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who announced last week that he would stay in the Senate and not make a play for the governor's mansion.

• Congressional leaders in both parties are concerned about losing incumbents to governors' races.
• Heinrich told Semafor last week that it was too early for him to make an endorsement in the race.
• Schumer applauded his decision: "We need Martin Heinrich in the Senate, and I'm very glad he has chosen to stay," he said.

The bottom line: Progressive groups are excited about the possibility of a Haaland candidacy.

• "As a 35th-generation New Mexican and an accomplished leader who knows how to deliver results for New Mexico, Secretary Haaland would be a phenomenal candidate for governor," said Yari Aquino, director of campaign communications at EMILYs List.