2026 Candidate — Council Delegate
Vince James Incumbent Interviewed
B · From the record Summaries are drawn from Cal Nez’s interview. Quotations are not published until checked against the recording. How we verify →
- Office sought
- Council Delegate
- Chapters (this seat)
- Kinlichee (Kin Dah Łichíí’), Jeddito, Steamboat, Ganado, Greasewood Springs, Cornfields
- Incumbent
- Yes — Incumbent · HEHSC Chair
- Interview date
- Interview — June 3, 2026
- Interview status
- Interviewed by Cal Nez — Politics on the Navajo Nation (2026)
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James is finishing his second term (seeking a third) and chairs HEHSC, having earlier served on Law & Order. From their answers →
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Vince James is a two-term incumbent and chair of the Health, Education & Human Services Committee. His interview with Cal Nez covered his chapter priorities and project funding, economic development, the business-law and government-reform debates, the disputed $24 million, and health care and 638 oversight.
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