The Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as secretary of the Interior Monday night, making her the first Native American to become a cabinet member.

Haaland was confirmed on a near-party line vote of 51-40. Among Republicans, only Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Dan Stevens (Alaska) voted in support.

The vote followed an introduction by Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.).

“As a Pueblo woman and 35th generation New Mexican, Deb Haaland has a long overdue perspective to contribute to the Department of the Interior’s mission of protecting our natural resources and public lands and honoring America’s trust responsibilities to tribal nations,” he said.

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) also gave a brief endorsement before the vote, praising Haaland’s humility, “good heart and good mind.

“She will provide the leadership that is needed at the Department of the Interior after the years that we’ve been through,” he added.

Haaland had attracted criticism from Republican senators from oil and gas producing states because of her statements opposing fracking and drilling on federal lands and her support of the Green New Deal. But no Republicans spoke in opposition before the floor vote Monday. (See Senate Panel Advances Haaland.)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Haaland’s confirmation “a huge step forward,” saying it “creates a government that more embodies the full richness and diversity of this country.”