{"id":27101,"date":"2022-08-08T16:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=27101"},"modified":"2022-08-08T17:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T21:43:44","slug":"navajo-nation-president-jonathan-nez-announces-new-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/08\/08\/navajo-nation-president-jonathan-nez-announces-new-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announces new running mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJSXJWDLLb8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/kJSXJWDLLb8>Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announces new running mate<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announces new running mate<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, August 8, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/twitter.com\/NNPrezNez>President Jonathan Nez<\/a> of the <a href=https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/>Navajo Nation<\/a> has a new running mate as he seeks a second term in office.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDuring a campaign event on Monday, Nez announced Chad Abeyta as his vice presidential pick.  His running mate is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served three tours of duty overseas.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;President Nez, I appreciate you having this revealing here at the Veteran&#8217;s Memorial Park  because I&#8217;m a veteran too,&#8221; <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/kJSXJWDLLb8>Abeyta said to applause<\/a> in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nez4Prez2.0\/posts\/pfbid0MPxX8QD8USB4uRXPVZd3vkrBsuzxWo9G4DZV887dDaoaZSUH9h5255ZhXsadn8fvl\" data-width=\"552\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAbeyta, 33, hails from the New Mexico portion of the reservation. He  received a bachelor&#8217;s degree at the University of New Mexico and a master&#8217;s of law from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nSince completing his law degree, Abeyta has worked for the tribe as an attorney in the Navajo Nation Office of Legislative Counsel. Nez described his running mate as an example of a person who has &#8220;come home to help their people.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;That&#8217;s  the future of the Navajo Nation,&#8221; Nez said at the announcement, which was <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nez4Prez2.0>broadcast on social media<\/a>. &#8220;The door is open, young people, for all of you to return home.&#8221;\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chad Abeyta is formally joining the presidential ticket of Jonathan Nez as Nez&#39;s vice presidential running mate.<br><br>Abeyta hails from the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Naiton.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nez4Prez2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nez4Prez2022<\/a> livestream ongoing from Window Rock, Arizona.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D89rEu8GTT\">https:\/\/t.co\/D89rEu8GTT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X6jDDA1kXt\">pic.twitter.com\/X6jDDA1kXt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1556709545560481793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nNez is completing his first term as president on the largest reservation in the United States. He took office in January 2019 after previously serving one term as vice president under former president Russell Begaye.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNez&#8217;s selection of Abeyta as his new running mate confirms the exit of Myron Lizer, the current vice president, from the president&#8217;s political efforts.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEarlier in 2022, Lizer announced his intent to run for a seat in the U.S. Congress as a Republican in Arizona. His candidacy did not receive enough support to secure a spot on the ballot.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDuring that time, Lizer took steps to distance his social media profile from his position as vice president of the Navajo Nation.\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nNez came in first in a presidential primary that took place on August 2, according to <a href=https:\/\/navajoelections.navajo-nsn.gov\/2022-NN-PRIMARY-ELECTION-RESULTS>unofficial results from the Navajo Election Administration<\/a>. He will face <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuuVanNygren>Buu Nygren<\/a> in the general election on November 8.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNez  and Nygren received the most votes in the primary, out of a crowded field of 15 candidates. The latter <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuuVanNygren\/videos\/446543087391300>announced his vice presidential running mate on Monday<\/a> as well.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNygren&#8217;s pick, announced from Window Rock, is noteworthy. If his ticket wins, <a href=https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richelle-montoya-925021188\/>Richelle Montoya<\/a> would be the first woman to serve as vice president of the Navajo Nation.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMontoya hails from the New Mexico portion of the reservation.  She serves as president of the <a href=https:\/\/torreon.navajochapters.org>Torreon\/Star Lake Chapter<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe vice presidential position is not a separately elected office on the reservation, which spans the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row>\r\n<div class=col-7>\r\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuuVanNygren\/videos\/446543087391300\/\" data-width=\"auto\" data-show-text=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuuVanNygren\/videos\/446543087391300\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuuVanNygren\/videos\/446543087391300\/\"><\/a><p>Join me live as I announce my Vice Presidential candidate pick at the Veterans Memorial Park in Window Rock!<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuuVanNygren\">Buu Nygren for Navajo Nation President<\/a> on Monday, August 8, 2022<\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\">\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Buu Nygren for Navajo Nation President: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuuVanNygren\/videos\/446543087391300\/\">Vice Presidential Announcement<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/04\/25\/jonathan-nez-launches-bid-for-re-election-as-president-of-navajo-nation\/\" title=\"Jonathan Nez launches bid for re-election as president of Navajo Nation\">Jonathan Nez launches bid for re-election as president of Navajo Nation<\/a> (April 25, 2022)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/15\/leader-of-navajo-nation-washington-office-bids-farewell\/\" title=\"Leader of Navajo Nation Washington Office bids farewell\">Leader of Navajo Nation Washington Office bids farewell<\/a> (March 15, 2022)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/02\/navajo-nation-leader-launches-republican-bid-for-congress\/\" title=\"Navajo Nation leader launches Republican bid for Congress\">Navajo Nation leader launches Republican bid for Congress<\/a> (March 2, 2022)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/02\/25\/navajo-nation-leader-welcomes-anti-covid-convoy-to-reservation\/\" title=\"Navajo Nation leader welcomes anti-COVID convoy to reservation\">Navajo Nation leader welcomes anti-COVID convoy to reservation<\/a> (February 25, 2022)<\/div>\r\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/JonathanNezChadAbeyta.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Nez and Chad Abeyta\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" class=\"invisible\" \/> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Jonathan Nez of the Navajo Nation has a new running mate as he seeks a second term in office. 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