Johnny Russell Jr. Interviewed
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- Office sought
- President, Navajo Nation
- Home chapter
- Eastern Agency
- 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
Russell framed his platform around remaking the administration across all three branches, a pay increase, and bringing skilled and highly educated Navajos — including scientists — back to design and build for the Nation; he also named the Land Board and veterans among h 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.
Johnny Russell Jr. is a contractor by trade running for Navajo Nation President. His interview with Cal Nez covered economic development and construction — his own field — and the failed ZenniHome deal. On several governance and policy questions he said he was not yet familiar with the specifics. (Portions of the recording were difficult to hear.
Interview Q&A
In the interview, this candidate addressed:
Platform · Economic Development & Construction · ZenniHome & the Enterprises · Health Care & 638 · Veterans · Tradition, Education & Infrastructure
In their own words: “In other words, take out all the bad apples, put the new apples in there.”
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