Jonathan Nez
Jonathan Nez | |
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Nez in 2021 | |
| 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 | May 26, 1975 Tuba City, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Phefelia Nez |
| Education | Northland Pioneer College Northern Arizona University (BS, MPA) |
Jonathan Nez (born May 26, 1975) 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.
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," but lost to incumbent Republican Eli Crane in the general election.