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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