Jonathan Nez | |
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9th President of the Navajo Nation | |
In office January 15, 2019 – January 10, 2023 | |
Vice President | Myron Lizer |
Preceded by | Russell Begaye |
Succeeded by | Buu Nygren |
9th Vice President of the Navajo Nation | |
In office May 12, 2015 – January 15, 2019 | |
President | Russell Begaye |
Preceded by | Rex Lee Jim |
Succeeded by | Myron Lizer |
Member of the Navajo Nation Council | |
In office January 9, 2007 – May 12, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Harry Brown |
Succeeded by | Herman Daniels |
Personal details | |
Born | Tuba City, Arizona, U.S. | May 26, 1975
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Phefelia Nez |
Education | Northland 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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