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Speaker Of The Navajo Nation Council
The office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The Speaker is the head of the legislative branch and presides over sessions of the council. The Speaker of the council serve a term of two years during the administration of the incumbent President. The Office of the speaker is located in Window Rock, AZ at the Council Chambers. Office holders See also *President of the Navajo Nation *Vice President of the Navajo Nation *Navajo Nation Council * 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election * 2010 Navajo Nation presidential election * 2015 Navajo Nation presidential election *2018 Navajo Nation presidential election *2022 Navajo Nation presidential election The 2022 Navajo Nation presidential election took place on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 to elect the president and vice president of the Navajo Nation. The primary election was held on August 2nd. Incumbent president Jonathan Nez ran for reelection .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystalyne Curley
Crystalyne Curley is an American politician serving as the 11th speaker of the Navajo Nation Council since 2023. She is the first woman to hold the position. Curley was Miss Navajo from 2011 to 2012. Life Curley is from Fish Point, Arizona. She is Tsénjíkiní and born for Tó’aheedlíinii. Her maternal grandfather is Kinyaa’áanii, and her paternal grandfather is Dził T’aadi Kinyaa’áanii. Curley graduated with two bachelor's degrees from the Arizona State University. She earned a master's in health administration from the University of New Mexico. Curley was Miss Navajo from 2011 to 2012. She ran for the Navajo Nation Council Delegate position in 2022. Crystalyne Curley is currently working in the Navajo Nation Speaker's Office. She later served as the senior public information officer for Navajo Nation President, Jonathan Nez. On November 8, 2022, Curley was elected delegate after defeating incumbent Kee Allen Begay. She is the first woman to represent the Tsela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinedale, New Mexico
Pinedale (also spelled Pine Dale) ( nv, ) is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Paddy Martinez, the Navajo American man who discovered high grade uranium ore that initiated the Grants, New Mexico uranium mining boom was born in Pinedale. Demographics Education It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS) is a school district based in Gallup, New Mexico which serves students from Gallup and surrounding areas of McKinley County. History Prior to 1980, the district had of land. That year parts left to form the Z .... References Unincorporated communities in New Mexico Unincorporated communities in McKinley County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Navajo Nation Presidential Election
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The candidates for President of the Navajo Nation in the general election were Jonathan Nez and Joe Shirley, Jr. Jonathan Nez and running mate Myron Lizer won the election. Although neither Nez nor Shirley were incumbents, they possessed the high name recognition associated with incumbents. The primary election was held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 between 18 candidates for the office of Navajo Nation President. Candidates Advanced to general election * Joe Shirley, Jr. former Navajo Nation President (2003-2011), vying for a third term. ** Buu Nygren, USC student. * Jonathan Nez, incumbent Vice-President of the Navajo Nation under Russell Begaye. ** Myron Lizer, entrepreneur of Fort Defiance, AZ/Coalmine, NM. Eliminated in primary * Benny Bahe * Russell Begaye, incumbent President of the Navajo Nation. * Tom Chee, incumbent Council Delegate of the Shiprock Chapter. * Calvin Lee, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Navajo Nation Presidential Election
The 2015 Navajo Nation Presidential Election was held on April 21, 2015, with the primary on August 26, 2014. Joe Shirley Jr. and Chris Deschene advanced to the general. Originally the general election between Shirley and Deschene was to be held on Tuesday November 4, 2014. However, two former presidential candidates, Dale E. Tsosie & Hank Whitethorne, who were eliminated in the Primary election challenged Deschene's candidacy over his fluency of the Navajo Language, a requirement to run for president. Eventually disqualifying Chris Deschene and his running mate Fannie L. Atcitty. The special election was held on April 21, 2015 between Shirley. & Dineh Benally against Russell Begaye & Jonathan Nez, who finished third in the primary election. Candidates Advanced to general election * Joe Shirley Jr. former Navajo Nation President (2003-2011), vying for a third term. ** Dineh Benally. * Chris Deschene, Marine Veteran & former AZ State House of Representatives.** ** Fannie L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Navajo Nation Presidential Election
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Ben Shelly won the election. The general election was held between New Mexico State Senator Lynda Lovejoy and outgoing Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly. The primary election was held on August 3, 2010. Lynda Lovejoy won a plurality of the vote, becoming the first woman to do so. Ben Shelly came in second place. The primary election included nine other candidates. This was the first Navajo Nation presidential election in which both candidates, Lovejoy and Shelly, were residents of the Eastern part of the Navajo Nation. Ben Shelly became the first Vice President of the Navajo Nation to be elected president. Had she been elected, Lynda Lovejoy would have become the first female president of the Navajo Nation. Previously, during the 2006 presidential election Joe Shirley Jr. had been re-elected to a second term over challenger Lynda Lovejoy. On July 9, 2010, the Navajo Nation Supreme Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Navajo Nation Presidential Election
The Navajo Nation Presidential elections took place on November 7, 2006. Primary elections took place on August 8, 2006. Incumbent President Joe Shirley Jr. was re-elected, defeating 11 candidates, including former New Mexico State senator Lynda Lovejoy. Major Candidates Frank Dayish Jr. On May 6, 2006, then vice-president of the Navajo Nation Frank Dayish Jr. announced his bid for president at the Shiprock Chapter as 450 concern Diné. Lynda Lovejoy Lynda Lovejoy, a former New Mexico state representative, declared her candidancy on April 1, 2006, at the Crownpoint Chapter House in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Candidates {{Cleanup rewrite, date=June 2022, section=yes * Calvin Tsosie Yatahey, New Mexico * Frank Dayish Shiprock, New Mexico * Lynda Lovejoy Crownpoint, New Mexico * Ernest H Begay Rock Point, Arizona * James Henderson Ganado, Arizona * Wilbur Nelson * Harrison Todichiini Shiprock, New Mexico * Vern Lee Kirtland, New Mexico * Joe Shirley Jr. Chinle, Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of The Navajo Nation
The office of Vice-President of the Navajo Nation was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The President of the Navajo Nation, president and vice president are elected every four years. The Navajo Nation Vice-President shall serve no more than two terms. In Navajo Nation presidential election, 2010, 2010, Ben Shelly became the first vice president to be elected president of the Navajo Nation. Office holders References {{Navajo Nation Vice Presidents of the Navajo Nation, * Navajo Nation politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buu Nygren
Buu Nygren (born December 25, 1986) is the 10th President of the Navajo Nation. Nygren-Montoya received 34,890 votes, defeating the Nez-Abeyta campaign who received 31,339 votes in the 2022 election. He was sworn in on January 10, 2023, his first political office. Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in Blanding, Utah. He is of half Navajo and half Southern Vietnamese descent. Nygren is Táchiiʼnii clan born for Vietnamese. He attended Red Mesa High School. Nygren was the running mate of Joe Shirley Jr. in the 2018 Navajo Nation presidential election. At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation. Nygren has worked in construction management. He is married to Arizona state representative Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren Jasmine BlackwaterNygren (née Blackwater; born 1995/1996) is an American politician who has served as the First Lady of Navajo Nation since 2023. She also served as a member of the Arizona Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuba City, Arizona
Tuba City ( nv, ) is an unincorporated town in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is the second-largest community in Coconino County. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 8,611 at the 2010 census. It is the most populous community within the Navajo Nation, slightly larger than Shiprock, New Mexico, and the site of the headquarters of the Western Navajo Agency. The Hopi village of Moenkopi lies directly to its southeast, and Hopi also live in the city. European Americans named the town in honor of chief Tuuvi, a Hopi man from Oraibi who converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) and allowed Mormon migrants to settle in the area. The Navajo name for this community, ', translates as "tangled waters". It likely refers to the many below-ground springs that are the source of several reservoirs. Tuba City is located within the Painted Desert near the western edge of the Navajo Nation. Tuba City is located a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Nez
Jonathan Nez (born May 26, 1975) is the 9th and current President of the Navajo Nation. He was elected in the 2018 election after having served as Vice President from 2015 to 2019. Earlier in his career, Jonathan Nez served as a council delegate representing Tsah Bii Kin, Navajo Mountain, Shonto, & Oljato Chapters. Early life and education Nez was born in Tuba City, Arizona, and attended Northland Pioneer College and Northern Arizona University (NAU). He attained both a Bachelor of Science in political science and a Master of Public Administration from NAU. Early political career Earlier in his career, Nez served as vice president of the Navajo Nation's Shonto chapter. He also served as a delegate to the Navajo Nation Council, where he represented the Oljato, Ts'ah Bii' Kin, Navajo Mountain, and Shonto chapters. In 2015, he was elected Vice President of the Navajo Nation in a ticket led by Russell Begaye. He was formally sworn into office on May 12, 2015. President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Begaye
Russell Begaye is a Navajo politician who served as the 8th president of Navajo Nation from May 2015 to January 2019. He was the second New Mexican Navajo to hold the Navajo Presidency. Early life and education Born in Shiprock, New Mexico, Begaye graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1974 with a degree in political science. In 1977, Begaye received his Master of Divinity degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Career From 1977 to 2011, Begaye worked for the North American Mission Board. Begaye served on the Navajo Nation Council from 2011 until his election as President of the Navajo Nation on April 4, 2015. Begaye was sworn into office on May 12, 2015 and served until January 8, 2019, when he was succeeded by Vice President Jonathan Nez. Begaye is currently a candidate for Navajo Nation Council (Shiprock) in the 2022 election. Begaye lost his election to incumbent Eugenia Charles-Newton. Personal lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
