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Former Navajo president appointed to Ariz. senate


Former Navajo Nation President Albert Hale was appointed to the Arizona State Senate.

Hale, an attorney who served as president from 1994-1998, will complete the term of retired Ariz. State Sen. Jack Jackson Sr. Jackson, a tribal member, retired for health reasons.

Hale, 53, was sworn in earlier this week. He will serve until next January. He would no say whether he would run for re-election.

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Ex-prez Albert Hale to finish term of senator (The Gallup Independent 1/21)

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