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Kevin Cody

Navajo Nation presidential election winner?

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JUL 22, 2026

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Overview

Current roleCandidate

Age45 years old (Sep 10, 1980)

GenderMale

Notable personal detailsKevin L. Cody is a Navajo Nation political candidate from the Pinon (Piñon), Arizona area who has run for Navajo Nation president in multiple election cycles. He previously ran in the 2018 and 2022 Navajo Nation presidential elections and is listed as a candidate for the 2026 Navajo Nation presidential election. Publicly posted candidate-profile materials from 2022 list him as from Pinon, Arizona and include his clans.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Kevin Cody criticized reliance on coal, oil, helium, and casinos as engines of the Navajo economy and said the Nation should look in different directions. His documented comments emphasize changing economic strategy, but do not provide a clear position on taxes.

Healthcare

Kevin Cody has said reforming health care in the Navajo Nation is one of his main priorities. His comments emphasize improving access, responsiveness, accountability, and equity in care, shaped in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and limitations in IHS and 638 hospital services.

Climate & Energy

Kevin Cody has criticized coal, oil, and helium development on the Navajo Nation and said the nation should look in a different direction for its economy. He also said the tribe never should have started coal mining and that those days are over, but the available statements do not lay out a detailed climate or clean-energy policy.

Public Safety & Guns

Kevin Cody has said his primary focus in running for president was public safety. Publicly available candidate materials list government reform priorities, but do not show a clear, specific position on gun regulation or gun rights.

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