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+{{Short description|President of the Navajo Nation since 2019}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jonathan Nez
-| image = Jonathan Nez - 2020.jpg
-| caption = Nez in 2020
+| image = File:Jonathan Nez.jpg
+| caption =
| office = 9th [[President of the Navajo Nation]]
| vicepresident = [[Myron Lizer]]
-| term_start = January 15, 2019
-| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Russell Begaye]]
-| successor =
+| successor = [[Buu Nygren]]
| office1 = 9th [[Vice President of the Navajo Nation]]
| president1 = [[Russell Begaye]]
-| term_start1 = May 12, 2015
-| term_end1 = January 15, 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Rex Lee Jim]]
| successor1 = [[Myron Lizer]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|05|26}}
@@ -19,87 +17,259 @@
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
-| spouse = Phefelia Herbert
+| spouse = Phefelia Nez
| education = [[Northland Pioneer College]]
[[Northern Arizona University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])
+| termstart = January 15, 2019
+| termend =
}}
-'''Jonathan Nez''' (born May 26, 1975[{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NezLizer2018/posts/2223500467915484|title=Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-09}}][{{Cite web|url=https://navajotimes.com/reznews/nez-youngest-ever/|title=Nez: Youngest ever|date=2018-11-08|website=Navajo Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-09}}]) is the 9th and current president of the [[Navajo Nation]]. He was elected [[President of the Navajo Nation]] on [[Navajo Nation presidential election, 2018|November 6, 2018]]. Before his election, Nez served as Vice President from 2015 until his inauguration in early January 2019. At 43 years of age, Nez is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.
+'''Jonathan Nez''' (born May 26, 1975) is the 9th and current [[President of the Navajo Nation|President]] of the [[Navajo Nation]]. He was elected in the [[Navajo Nation presidential election, 2018|2018 election]] after having served as [[Vice President of the Navajo Nation|Vice President]] from 2015 to 2019.
-== Life and career ==
-Nez was born in [[Tuba City, Arizona|Tuba City]], [[Arizona]],[{{Cite web|url=https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/President-Jonathan-Nez|title=President Jonathan Nez|website=www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov|access-date=2020-04-09}}] and attended [[Northland Pioneer College]] and [[Northern Arizona University]]. He attained both a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] in [[Political science]] and a [[Master of Public Administration|Masters of Public Administration]] from NAU.
+Earlier in his career, Jonathan Nez served as a council delegate representing Tsah Bii Kin, Navajo Mountain, [[Shonto]], & Oljato Chapters.
-Before being elected Vice President of the Navajo Nation, Nez served as vice president of the Shonto chapter, delegate to the [[Navajo Nation Council]] representing the [[OljatoâMonument Valley, Utah|Oljato]], Ts'ah Bii' Kin, [[Navajo Mountain (Chapter)|Navajo Mountain]], and [[Shonto, Arizona|Shonto]] chapters. He was sworn in to the office of Vice President of the Navajo Nation on May 12, 2015, and sworn in to office of President on January 15, 2019.[{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/c67321942211477294a63ca4bf16f752|title=The Latest: Jonathan Nez sworn in as Navajo Nation president|date=2019-01-15|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2019-02-03}}]
+== 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.
-Nez was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the [[keynote]] address at the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]].[{{cite web |title=Democrats Unveil A New Kind of Convention Keynote |url=https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democrats-unveil-a-new-kind-of-convention-keynote/ |website=2020 Democratic National Convention |accessdate=16 August 2020 |date=16 August 2020}}]
+== Early political career ==
+Earlier in his career, Nez served as vice president of the Navajo Nation's [[Shonto, Arizona|Shonto]] chapter. He also served as a delegate to the [[Navajo Nation Council]], where he represented the [[OljatoâMonument Valley, Utah|Oljato]], Ts'ah Bii' Kin, [[Navajo Mountain (Chapter)|Navajo Mountain]], and Shonto chapters.
-He was one of the [[List of 2020 United States presidential electors|electors for Arizona in 2020 for the presidential election]].[{{cite web |title=Arizona Certificate of Ascertainment |url=https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2020/ascertainment-arizona.pdf |publisher=National Archives |access-date=14 December 2020}}]
+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 of the Navajo Nation (2019â2023) ==
+On [[Navajo Nation presidential election, 2018|November 6, 2018]], Nez was elected [[President of the Navajo Nation]] by a margin of 33.07% of the vote versus former President [[Joe Shirley Jr.]] Shirley had received the endorsement of Begaye and also boasted high name recognition owing to his former tenure.
+
+As president, Nez oversaw the Navajo Nation's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Navajo Nation|COVID-19 pandemic]]. By September 2021, the Navajo Nation's COVID-19 [[COVID-19 vaccination in the United States|vaccination]] rate was higher than in most other parts of Arizona.
+
+Nez unsuccessfully campaigned for reelection in 2022, losing to challenger [[Buu Nygren]]. During the campaign, Nez endorsed the legalization of [[Same-sex marriage in tribal nations in the United States|same-sex marriage]] in the Navajo Nation.
+
+== U.S. national politics ==
+Nez was an early primary supporter of [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign]] and served on the Hillary for America Arizona Leadership Council.
+
+Nez was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the [[keynote]] address at the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]]. He was one of the [[List of 2020 United States presidential electors|electors for Arizona in 2020 for the presidential election]].
+
+== 2022 vehicle ramming incident ==
+Nez and his family were nearly struck when an SUV drove through a parade in [[Gallup, New Mexico]]. In total, fifteen people were left injured. Nez later reflected on the event saying "You would think it would never happen here. Iâm sorry to say it happened here in Gallup, New Mexico." and "it was a difficult time for us".
==References==
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-| url = https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP06/20170516/105949/HHRG-115-AP06-Bio-NezJ-20170516.pdf
-| title = Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan M. Nez
-| website = United States House of Representatives
-| access-date = 2018-11-09
-| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519062553/https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP06/20170516/105949/HHRG-115-AP06-Bio-NezJ-20170516.pdf
-| archive-date = 2017-05-19
-| url-status = live
+][{{cite news
+ |last = Smith
+ |first = Noel Lyn
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+ |date = November 8, 2018
+ |work = [[Farmington Daily Times]]
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/08/midterm-elections-2018-navajo-nation-new-mexico-results/1921939002/
+ |access-date = November 9, 2018
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181108211639/https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/08/midterm-elections-2018-navajo-nation-new-mexico-results/1921939002/?from=new-cookie
+ |archive-date = November 8, 2018
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
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+ |first = Felicia
+ |title = Challenger unseats Navajosâ president
+ |date = November 10, 2022
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+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/10/challenger-unseats-navajos-president/?elections
+ |access-date = December 9, 2022
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221210052500/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/10/challenger-unseats-navajos-president/?elections
+ |archive-date = December 10, 2022
+ |url-status = live
}}]
-[{{cite news
-| last = Donovan
-| first = Bill
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-| title = A number of firsts at Navajo presidential inauguration
-| date = 2015-05-12
-| access-date = 2018-11-09
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-| archive-date = 2015-05-17
-| url-status = live
+][{{cite web
+ |title = Democrats Unveil A New Kind of Convention Keynote
+ |date = August 16, 2020
+ |website = 2020 Democratic National Convention
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democrats-unveil-a-new-kind-of-convention-keynote/
+ |access-date = August 16, 2020
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200817123930/https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democrats-unveil-a-new-kind-of-convention-keynote/
+ |archive-date = August 17, 2020
+ |url-status = dead
}}]
-[{{cite news
-| last = Smith
-| first = Noel Lyn
-| title = Voters on the Navajo Nation elect president, council delegates
-| url = https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/08/midterm-elections-2018-navajo-nation-new-mexico-results/1921939002/
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-| date = 2018-11-08
-| access-date = 2018-11-09
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-| archive-date = 2018-11-08
-| url-status = live
+][{{Cite web
+ |title = HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
+ |date = May 26, 2019
+ |website = www.facebook.com
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.facebook.com/NezLizer2018/posts/2223500467915484
+ |access-date = December 31, 2022
+ |quote = "Both [President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer] share the same birth date of May 26th"
+ |archive-url = https://archive.vn/pn18x
+ |archive-date = December 31, 2022
+ |url-status = live
}}]
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-| last = Becenti
-| first = Arlyssa
-| title = Nez wins by 19,000 votes
-| url = https://www.navajotimes.com/reznews/nez-wins-by-19000-votes/
-| work = [[The Navajo Times]]
-| date = 2018-11-07
-| access-date = 2018-11-10
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-| archive-date = 2018-11-07
-| url-status = live
+][{{cite web
+ |title = New Mexico: several arrested after SUV drives into Native American parade
+ |date = August 5, 2022
+ |publisher = [[The Guardian]]
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/05/new-mexico-native-american-parade
+ |access-date = August 6, 2022
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220805233418/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/05/new-mexico-native-american-parade
+ |archive-date = August 5, 2022
+ |url-status = live
}}]
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+ |date = March 24, 2016
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+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.indianz.com/News/2016/03/24/native-push-for-bernie-sanders.asp
+ |access-date = May 11, 2022
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+ |archive-date = May 11, 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
+[{{Cite web
+ |last = Ciletti
+ |first = Nick
+ |title = Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez talks current state of COVID-19
+ |date = September 28, 2021
+ |website = [[KNXV-TV]]
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/navajo-nation-president-jonathan-nez-talks-current-state-of-covid-19
+ |access-date = May 11, 2022
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221005213052/https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/navajo-nation-president-jonathan-nez-talks-current-state-of-covid-19
+ |archive-date = October 5, 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
+[{{cite web
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+ |date = 2020
+ |publisher = [[National Archives and Records Administration]]
+ |language = en-US
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+ |access-date = December 14, 2020
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+ |archive-date = December 14, 2020
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
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+ |first = Bill
+ |title = A number of firsts at Navajo presidential inauguration
+ |date = May 12, 2015
+ |work = [[The Navajo Times]]
+ |language = en-US
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+ |access-date = November 9, 2018
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+ |archive-date = May 17, 2015
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
+[{{cite news
+ |last = Becenti
+ |first = Arlyssa
+ |title = Nez wins by 19,000 votes
+ |date = November 7, 2018
+ |work = Navajo Times
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://navajotimes.com/reznews/nez-wins-by-19000-votes/
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+ |archive-date = November 7, 2018
+}}]
+
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+ |first = Arlyssa
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+ |date = November 8, 2018
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+ |language = en-US
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+ |access-date = April 9, 2020
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+ |archive-date = November 8, 2018
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
+[{{Cite web
+ |title = President Jonathan Nez
+ |website = www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/President-Jonathan-Nez
+ |access-date = April 9, 2020
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200404140517/https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/President-Jonathan-Nez
+ |archive-date = April 4, 2020
+ |url-status = dead
+}}]
+
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+ |first = Kirsty
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+ |date = October 29, 2018
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+ |language = en
+ |url = https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/gay-couples-from-largest-native-american-tribe-call-for-marriage-equality/3inmnstpq
+ |access-date = May 11, 2022
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+ |archive-date = May 11, 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
+[{{cite web
+ |title = Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan M. Nez
+ |website = United States House of Representatives
+ |language = en-US
+ |url = https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP06/20170516/105949/HHRG-115-AP06-Bio-NezJ-20170516.pdf
+ |access-date = November 9, 2018
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519062553/https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP06/20170516/105949/HHRG-115-AP06-Bio-NezJ-20170516.pdf
+ |archive-date = May 19, 2017
+ |url-status = live
+}}]
+
}}
==External links==
-{{Commons cat}}
-* [http://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/President-Jonathan-Nez Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President]
+{{Commons category}}
+* [https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President]
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