Full Profile · From the Interview Record
Myron Lizer
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Candidate Snapshot
Background & Why They’re Running
Lizer centers economic sovereignty and visionary leadership, leaning on being one of only two candidates with executive-branch experience — as former Vice President he says he understands the government's protocol, hierarchy, and many working pieces rather than fixating on a single issue.
Where Myron Lizer 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.
His VP Record & the CARES Funds
Cal asked: Should you have pushed the entrepreneurial spirit harder as Vice President?
Lizer candidly admitted he should have pushed harder — his $160 million economic-development request from the $714 million CARES Act got “horse-traded” down to roughly $30 million (directed to artisan grants) while he traveled advocating at the federal level; he says the Nation needs a better system to deploy big funding like CARES and ARPA. He cited breaking from President Nez on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and on pandemic mandates.
Gridlock & the Three Branches
Cal asked: How would you break the gridlock, and is it truly a balanced three-branch government?
Lizer would build unity through intentional communication — get every grievance on the table, then “fight the issue” rather than one another — “Let's not fight one another. Let's fight the issue” — modeling government on a high-communication business. He was candid the branches aren't balanced: from his VP vantage, the judicial branch doesn't advise — “they make decisions for you” — rather than advising and should return to an advisory role; the three branches are a three-legged stool that must be equal.
Government Reform
Cal asked: What do you know about government reform and the Office of Government Development?
Lizer traced the reform to the post-1989 consolidation of power (the ousting of Peter MacDonald) and said true reform must run through every Title of the Code; he estimated it could take roughly 16 years — four terms — and “all hands on deck,” and was candid it isn't something he'd put forward as a single-term platform.
Sovereignty, Party Politics & a “Marshall Plan”
Cal asked: How much Republican ideology would you bring in, given your Trump endorsement?
Lizer is openly Republican and endorsed Trump but says he leaves the party hat at the Nation's border, since Navajo has no party system; he frames Navajo as “a sovereign within a sovereign” that should assert inherent sovereignty. He argues Indian Country was left out of the post-WWII Marshall Plan that rebuilt Europe and Japan, and would use his federal relationships to push energy development and capital to bring tribal lands into the 21st century.
Housing, Veterans & Health Care (638)
Cal asked: What's your plan for veterans, housing, and the 638 system?
Lizer would honor veterans by matching their sacrifice — building homes cheaper via a Navajo-based manufacturing factory (he's scouted 3D-printed cement homes and sweat-equity “Eco Panel” homes), partnering with a Northern Agency veterans 501c3 that holds a 25-year lease on a 33,000-square-foot building (needing roughly $5–10 million in startup capital). On health care he backs the 638 model for its flexibility and self-governance, would leverage IHS's budget increase and federal partners, and stressed better oversight — transparency and accountability with boards in sync with their communities.
Topics in the Interview
- Platform & Executive Experience
- His VP Record & the CARES Funds
- Gridlock & the Three Branches
- Government Reform
- Sovereignty, Party Politics & a “Marshall Plan”
- Housing, Veterans & Health Care (638)