2026 Candidate — Council Delegate
Greg Bigman Interviewed
B · From the record Summaries are drawn from Cal Nez’s interview. Quotations are not published until checked against the recording. How we verify →
- Office sought
- Council Delegate
- Chapters (this seat)
- Aneth, Red Mesa, Mexican Water, Rock Point, Sweetwater (Tó Łikan), Teec Nos Pos
- Incumbent
- No
- Education
- Educated as a biochemist, University of New Mexico
- Interview date
- Interview — June 5, 2026
- Interview status
- Interviewed by Cal Nez — Politics on the Navajo Nation (2026)
From the record, in one paragraph:
Their overall approach
Bigman called language important but not the only thing — understanding the culture and connecting with people, including on a spiritual level, is what drives real leadership. 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.
Greg Bigman is a businessman and former president of the Diné College Board of Regents who has also run for Navajo Nation president. His interview with Cal Nez ranged across culture and leadership, government transparency, Title 2 and the balance of power, 638 health-care financing, Section 17 enterprises, and small-business policy.
Interview Q&A
In the interview, this candidate addressed:
Culture, Language & Leadership · Government-minded vs. Entrepreneurial · Transparency & the Branch Conflict · Title 2 & the Balance of Power · 638, Healthcare Financing & IMCE · Section 17 Enterprises & "Our Money" · Small Business: Navajo Business Opportunity Act (NBOA), RBDOs & Title 26
In their own words: “You know, the culture is very important because you can read the books in theory, you know, all these books back here, they talk about leadership.”
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