Navajo Nation presidential election winner?
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JUL 22, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
Political ideologyProgressive Independent
GenderMale
BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationSuffolk University — B.A. Sociology (magna cum laude, 2007)
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Notable personal detailsAndrew Curley is a Navajo Nation member and a 2026 candidate for President of the Navajo Nation. He is an associate professor in the University of Arizona’s School of Geography, Development & Environment and has written and taught on topics including Indigenous geographies, energy transitions, water, and tribal sovereignty. He previously worked as a reporter for the Navajo Times and served in research and commission roles connected to Navajo Nation government reform efforts.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Andrew Curley’s campaign platform emphasizes land reform, sustainable development, and creating an Office of Sustainability to support home electrification and large-scale wind and solar development. He also calls for shrinking the president’s office to reduce government costs, and the available campaign materials do not lay out a clear tax policy.
Climate & Energy
Andrew Curley emphasizes energy transition, clean energy development, and protecting land and water. He supports moving beyond coal, but stresses that clean energy must be structured to avoid repeating extractive, colonial patterns and to ensure communities are not left with the costs of transition.
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Public Safety & Guns
Andrew Curley has emphasized land reform, sustainable development, and protecting sovereignty in his campaign materials, but he does not lay out a clear guns policy there. A public statement from 2016 criticized police violence in border towns and called for justice and accountability, indicating concern about public safety and policing rather than a defined firearms platform.
News
Andrew Curley is in the news as one of the candidates campaigning for Navajo Nation president ahead of the July 21 primary. The campaign is centered on major issues like water rights, economic development, public safety, land reform, and election access. He is part of a crowded field of 16 candidates, with public forums and voter outreach shaping the race.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Andrew Curley for Navajo Nation presidential election winner?
Western Navajo Agency Council
Public figure
Western Navajo Agency Council endorsed Andrew Curley.
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We're monitoring and will update when new data impacts the race.
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