1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

I am a constituent and I’m writing to urge you to oppose the confirmation of Steve Pearce as Director of the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM oversees 245 million acres of public lands that belong to all of us, not to the oil and gas industry or any other special interests. Putting a longtime ally of fossil fuel companies in charge would invite more drilling, mining, and sell‑offs at the very moment we need to protect these lands for climate resilience, wildlife, and future generations. Steve Pearce has a documented record of extremism on public lands and democracy itself. As a NM congressman, he backed radical schemes claiming counties could “take back” federal lands, encouraging supporters who then illegally bulldozed parts of Gila National Forest, and cut trees in Lincoln National Forest. He has opposed marriage equality, downplayed COVID, promoted the Big Lie about the 2020 election, and even argued that wives should submit to their husbands. This pattern shows he is not someone who can be trusted with stewardship of America’s shared natural heritage. The Director of the BLM should be someone who respects science, honors Indigenous rights and treaty obligations, upholds democratic norms, and is committed to keeping public lands in public hands. Steve Pearce fails every part of that test. I am asking you to: • Publicly oppose Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the BLM. • Vote NO on his confirmation. • Encourage your colleagues to do the same and to support a nominee who will safeguard public lands, not sell them off. Thank you for your time and for standing up for our public lands and our democracy. I will be watching this vote closely.