Navajo Nation presidential election winner?
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JUL 22, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleNavajo Nation Council delegate
GenderMale
BackgroundNavajo Nation Council delegate
Notable personal detailsTom T. Chee is a Navajo Nation political candidate who has served as a delegate representing Shiprock on the Navajo Nation Council. He previously ran for Navajo Nation president in the 2018 election cycle and filed to run for Navajo Nation president in the 2026 election cycle. His campaign messaging has emphasized stewardship of land, preservation of language and culture, and economic development focused on job creation.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Tom Chee’s campaign emphasizes private-sector job creation, business growth, and economic self-sufficiency for the Navajo Nation. His platform also calls for more revenue-producing projects, support for Navajo-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, and streamlined land and leasing processes to encourage development.
Healthcare
Tom Chee has said the next term should build on work through more housing, water, health care, and elder care. Publicly available material reviewed here does not show a specific healthcare reform agenda, so his position appears general rather than clearly ideological.
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Climate & Energy
Tom Chee’s public materials emphasize Navajo land stewardship and economic development through energy jobs, including using the Nation’s resources to set the price of power in the Southwest. In prior council work, he pushed the Nation to explore alternative energy sources and urged due diligence on an energy development proposal, but the available evidence does not show a clearly defined climate policy or emissions agenda.
Public Safety & Guns
Tom Chee’s campaign emphasizes public safety as part of his prior work and supports investments in infrastructure and public safety across the Navajo Nation. The available campaign materials do not state a clear position on gun regulation or gun rights.
News
Tom Chee is in the news as one of the candidates campaigning for Navajo Nation president ahead of the July 21 primary. The race is focused 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 competing for a spot in the primary.
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