2026 Candidate — Council Delegate
Jerilynn Yazzie Interviewed
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- Office sought
- Council Delegate
- Chapters (this seat)
- Bodaway/Gap, Coalmine Canyon, Cameron, Leupp, Tolani Lake, Birdsprings (Tsídii To’ii)
- Incumbent
- No
- Education
- Four associate degrees; ASU — business sustainability with a minor in business administration
- Interview date
- Interview — June 24, 2026
- Interview status
- Interviewed by Cal Nez — Politics on the Navajo Nation (2026)
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Their overall approach
Yazzie is an artisan and small-business owner of about 20 years from the Cameron area. From their answers →
Summary
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Jerilynn Yazzie is an artisan and small-business owner from the Cameron area, running for a Western Agency council seat. She deliberately entered the race without a fixed platform, saying each chapter already has its own agenda and that she would rather be present, listen, and advocate for what constituents want. She speaks most concretely from a small-business and artisan perspective — on the Navajo Arts & Crafts Enterprise, economic development, and the Navajo Business Opportunity Act — and returns to communication and professionalism on structural questions.
The interview is the record
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Interview Q&A
In their own words: "Right now I chose and decided not to have a platform… I just need to stand behind my constituents and advocate and be there, be present."
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Others running for this seat
- Marcella Yazzie Interviewed
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