# Yvette Herrell Republican politician from New Mexico who served as US Representative for NM-02 (2021–2023), one of the first Cherokee Nation citizens elected to Congress. Herrell was a prominent border-hawk voice in the House, representing a southern New Mexico district that includes the US-Mexico border, and aligned closely with Trump on immigration enforcement. She lost her 2022 reelection bid to Democrat Gabe Vasquez after redistricting made the district more competitive. ## See Also - [[Abortion Politics]] — the electoral dynamics reshaping border-district races