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Larry Noble
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Candidate Snapshot
Background & Why They’re Running
A former Unified School District board member who made Impact Aid advocacy trips to Washington, Noble framed his platform around restoring accountability, repairing government-to-government relationships, ensuring Executive Directors are qualified and service-minded, and finishing the local and chapter projects that stall in process.
Where Larry Noble Stands
Each topic below is drawn from the interview — the question Cal asked, and a short summary of the answer, generated by AI from the interview recording.
Leadership Mindset
Cal asked: Employer or employee mindset — and which does the presidency need?
Noble said both, but that the presidency requires leadership — division directors and leaders must share the president's vision.
Tradition & Modern Government
Cal asked: How much Navajo tradition would you bring into government?
Noble distinguished culture from tradition as two different things and said he would bridge traditional and modern thinking rather than treating the U.S. government as the model.
Executive-Legislative Conflict & Title 2
Cal asked: How would you fix the gridlock?
Noble's distinctive position: he sees Title 2 — which he says the late Albert Hale authored to give the Council more power than the chairman — as the root of the conflict, and proposed returning to a chairmanship model as a temporary government with a party system.
The Missing $24 Million & Accountability
Cal asked: Who's responsible, and how do you stop the finger-pointing?
Noble said responsibility sits with everyone at the top — sitting council incumbents, the Nygren administration, the judicial branch, the executive divisions, and purchasing — and noted money goes missing at the chapter level too; he also flagged the President's prolonged absence from council sessions as a problem.
Veterans
Cal asked: What would you do for veterans?
A committed veterans advocate who does motorcycle runs and has Vietnam-veteran family, Noble focused on the disability-rating process and the veterans-housing gap — noting NHA was the only entity that qualified as a designated housing entity — and honored the Code Talkers (Reagan's August 14 designation).
Topics in the Interview
- Platform & Background
- Leadership Mindset
- Tradition & Modern Government
- Executive-Legislative Conflict & Title 2
- The Missing $24 Million & Accountability
- Veterans