{"id":23416,"date":"2022-04-25T11:27:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=23416"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:27:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:27:11","slug":"jonathan-nez-launches-bid-for-re-election-as-president-of-navajo-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/04\/25\/jonathan-nez-launches-bid-for-re-election-as-president-of-navajo-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Nez launches bid for re-election as president of Navajo Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LIVE FROM SHONTO, ARIZONA – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JONATHAN NEZ 04.23.22\r\n\r\nY\u00e1\u2019\u00e1t\u2019\u00e9\u00e9h to all of our Navajo people! We appreciate your support as we move forward together! Ahe\u2019hee\u2019<\/p>Posted by Nez 4 Prez 2.0<\/a> on Saturday, April 23, 2022<\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n

Nez 4 Prez 2.0: Jonathan Nez Re-Election Rally – April 23, 2022<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n
Jonathan Nez launches bid for re-election as president of Navajo Nation<\/div>\r\n
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<\/P>\r\nJonathan Nez<\/a>, the incumbent president<\/a> of the Navajo Nation<\/a>, kicked off his re-election campaign over the weekend.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe “Nez 4 Prez 2.0” campaign<\/a> launched with a rally in Nez’s hometown of Shonto, on the Arizona portion of the reservation. Nez got his start in tribal politics as president of the Shonto Chapter<\/a>.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cThis is where it all started here in Shonto, Arizona,” Nez said<\/a> on Saturday. “As a young person, I spent years listening to and gradually understanding the issues from the local level on up. Navajo was my first language and my elders used our sacred language to instill our Navajo way of life teachings in me at a young age.”\r\n

<\/P>\r\n“The teaching that we know as T\u2019\u00e1\u00e1 Hw\u00f3 Aj\u00ed T\u00e9ego<\/em>, or self-reliance and self-determination, along with faith and prayer have guided me through life and allowed me to serve and help our people for many years now,” Nez continued. “It has always been about the people, being among people, and giving back to all communities across the Navajo Nation.”\r\n

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Jonathan Nez launches \u201cNez 4 Prez 2.0\u201d campaign for second-term as Navajo Nation president SHONTO, Ariz. \u2013 Joined by family, friends, and supporters, Jonathan Nez formally announced his \u201cNez 4 Prez…<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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<\/P>\r\nSince taking office in January 2019, Nez has presided over massive change on the largest reservation in the United States. The tribe was hit early, and disproportionately, by the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> and continues to maintain protocols aimed at slowing the spread of a disease that has taken the lives of nearly 1,800 Navajo citizens.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cWe were hit hard by COVID-19 during the first-term of the presidency, but we didn\u2019t shy away from the challenges,” Nez said at the announcement. “We took proactive measures even before the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on the Navajo Nation, we stood shoulder to shoulder with our frontline warriors, and we, the Navajo Nation, are now recognized across the country as an example of how to effectively mitigate a pandemic.”\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“During our presidency, we visited all 110 chapters on the Navajo Nation, and have worked together to save many lives,” Nez continued. “The Navajo people are strong and resilient just as our ancestors were, and now have one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world. We must continue on the path of recovery and healing together.”\r\n

<\/p>\r\nJoining Nez at the rally were his wife, First Lady Phefelia Nez, and the couple’s sons, Christopher and Alexander. Absent from the kick-off was Myron Lizer<\/a>, who was Nez’s running mate in the 2018 election.\r\n

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