Arvin Trujillo Interviewed
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- Office sought
- President, Navajo Nation
- Home chapter
- Fruitland Chapter
- Incumbent
- No
- Interview date
- Interview — May 18, 2026
- Interview status
- Interviewed by Cal Nez — Politics on the Navajo Nation (2026)
From the record, in one paragraph:
Their overall approach
A mining engineer with a 40-year career — former Division of Natural Resources director (about 12 years under Presidents Begay and Shirley), an APS government-affairs manager, a Four Corners economic-development CEO, and an NTEC director — Trujillo runs on three priorit From their answers →
Summary
A summary in the site’s words, drawn from the candidate’s recorded interview — not a quotation and not the candidate’s own wording. Their exact words are in the interview video.
Arvin Trujillo is a mining engineer from Fruitland with a 40-year career — former director of the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources, a government-affairs manager at Arizona Public Service, CEO of the Four Corners Economic Development Corporation, and a director at the Navajo Transitional Energy Company — now running for President. His interview with Cal Nez was detailed, drawing on a long record in natural resources, energy, and economic development.
Interview Q&A
In the interview, this candidate addressed:
Background & Three-Part Platform · Restoring the Three Branches · Navajo Nation Employees & Service Delivery · Economic Development, Energy & Revenue · "Open for Business," Capital & the Navajo Business Opportunity Act (NBOA) · Veterans
In their own words: “You don’t take anything personal. This is business.”
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