Jordan Begay Interviewed
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- Office sought
- President, Navajo Nation
- Home chapter
- Tonalea Chapter, Western Agency
- Incumbent
- No
- Interview date
- Interview — May 16, 2026
- Interview status
- Interviewed by Cal Nez — Politics on the Navajo Nation (2026)
From the record, in one paragraph:
Their overall approach
Begay introduced a “First 100 Days Plan,” published on Facebook and Instagram, as the starting point of a Begay administration, and presented himself as position #9 on the ballot. 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.
Dr. Jordan Begay is a former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Gallup Indian Medical Center, running for Navajo Nation President (position #9 on the ballot). His interview with Cal Nez was vision- and values-forward, centered on a First 100 Days Plan, societal healing, sovereignty, and his health-care background.
Interview Q&A
In the interview, this candidate addressed:
Platform: First 100 Days · Why Leaders Conflict · Societal Healing · Sovereignty & Self-Determination · Federal Advocacy · Health Care
In their own words: “I am born, I am of the deer spring bitterwater clan, born for the towering house people.”
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