2026 Candidate — Council Delegate
Christopher Curley Interviewed
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- Office sought
- Council Delegate
- Chapters (this seat)
- Coppermine, Kaibeto (K’ai’bii’tó), LeChee, Tonalea
- Incumbent
- No
- Education
- AA in liberal arts; bachelor’s degree in public administration (NAU)
- Interview date
- Interview — May 26, 2026
- Interview status
- Interviewed by Cal Nez — Politics on the Navajo Nation (2026)
From the record, in one paragraph:
Their overall approach
Curley frames his candidacy around communication and rapport — keeping delegates focused on the fact that they represent the people of all 110 chapters, including Diné who live in cities. From their answers →
Summary
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Christopher Curley is running for Council Delegate in the precinct (the Tó Nehelííh / Tuba City area). He has served on the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation board since 2012, so health care and 638 self-governance are his deepest subject.
Interview Q&A
In the interview, this candidate addressed:
Approach: trust, unity, and representing the people · A real three-branch government & Title 2 reform · Healthcare & 638 self-governance · Care for Diné living off the reservation · Economic development, jobs, and the trades
In their own words: “In my experience, working with people, individuals, it’s really a matter of communication. Establishing a good rapport with leadership and being able to understand the same language.”
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Others running for this seat
- Shaquille Begay Interviewed
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Background — in his own words
B · From the record Every item below is stated by the candidate himself in Cal Nez’s interview. Quotations pending check against the recording.
- United States Marine. Served in Desert Storm, 1988–92 — artillery unit, truck and ammunition driver supporting 105mm and 155mm howitzers; rear security. Non-commissioned officer; served as a corporal.
- School bus driver for 14 years after leaving the military. A year in Flagstaff; a year with preschool students; 13 years in the BIA system.
- Returned to college with his wife. AA in liberal arts; bachelor’s degree in public administration from NAU.
- Coached junior high and high school wrestling at Tonalea [Tunnelia] Day School and Gray Hills Academy.
- Worked with special education programs, and with parents, administrators and school boards.
- Joined the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation board in 2012; became president a year later and served as board president for 11 years, stepping down two years ago.
- President of a travel health organization for 10 years — a ten-member body including Utah Navajo Health System, San Carlos Apache, Winslow, Sage Memorial, Fort Defiance, Tuba City, and Chinle [Chun Li] Eldercare.
- Currently a domestic violence advocate and tribal liaison, working with victims of crime.
- An educational consultant, photographer and graphic designer; a small business run with his wife.
Correction — July 2026
These facts were removed from this page after an automated attribution audit reported they had “zero transcript basis.”
That audit was wrong. Every item is spoken by the candidate himself, verbatim, in both available versions of the recording’s transcript.
They are restored. This site’s first rule is that AI-generated research summaries are never a source. That rule was written to prevent exactly this — and it was broken against a Marine veteran twelve days before a primary.