Jonathan Nez

Jonathan Nez
9th President of the Navajo Nation
In office
January 15, 2019 – January 10, 2023
Vice PresidentMyron Lizer
Preceded byRussell Begaye
Succeeded byBuu Nygren
9th Vice President of the Navajo Nation
In office
May 12, 2015 – January 15, 2019
PresidentRussell Begaye
Preceded byRex Lee Jim
Succeeded byMyron Lizer
Member of the Navajo Nation Council
In office
January 9, 2007 – May 12, 2015
Preceded byHarry Brown
Succeeded byHerman Daniels
Personal details
Born (1975-05-26) May 26, 1975 (age 49)
Tuba City, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePhefelia Nez
EducationNorthland Pioneer College
Northern Arizona University (BS, MPA)

Jonathan Nez (born May 26, 1975)[1][2] is a Navajo politician who served as the 9th President of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Vice President and as a Navajo Nation Council delegate.[3][4][5]

Earlier in his career, Nez served as a council delegate representing Tsah Bii' Kin, Navajo Mountain, Shonto, and Oljato Chapters. In 2024, he won the (uncontested) Democratic nomination to represent Arizona's 2nd congressional district, becoming "the first Indigenous political candidate in Arizona to clinch a major party nomination for a congressional seat," and will challenge Eli Crane in the general election on November 5. [6]

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