Steve Pearce (politician)
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Stevan Edward Pearce is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the 20th Director of the Bureau of Land Management. He previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's
Official portrait, 2026
Pearce talks with Vice President Dick Cheney in 2002.
Pearce, Jon Kyl, Bob Corker, and Gabby Giffords with David Petraeus in 2007
Pearce speaking at CPAC in 2013
Bureau of Land Management
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The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the BLM oversees mor
Steve Pearce (politician)
…for a fourth term as the Chair of the New Mexico Republican Party in 2024. In 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Pearce to be the director of the Bureau of Land Management. His nomination was criticized by many environmentalists because Pearce founded an oilfield services company and has supported oil and gas drilling…
Horses crossing a plain near the Simpson Park Wilderness Study Area in central Nevada, managed by the Battle Mountain BLM Field Office
Snow-covered cliffs of Snake River Canyon, Idaho, managed by the Boise District of the BLM
Fatigued BLM Firefighters taking a break after a fire in Oregon in 2008
Lightning-sparked wildfires are frequent occurrences on BLM land in Nevada.