Jonathan Nez

Democrat

Former President, Navajo Nation

Non-Incumbent · Public Record

R2B

PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC

No Corporate PAC Money
Stock Trading Ban
Lobbying Ban for Former Members
Overturn Citizens United

Primary: July 2026 Last updated 2026-04-28

63.9%

+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge

Top positive drivers

T1 Town halls including Window Rock; PBS, AMA, ABC15 interviews; as NN president held meetings across 27K sq mi reservation. 3.75/4
T7 AZ Clean Elections Commission debate; PBS; ABC15; KJZZ; Navajo Times. Crane declined to debate; Nez showed up. 3.75/4
T10 Plain language: rural Arizonans are paying too much. Bilingual context (Navajo/English). Personal experience makes policy concrete. 3.75/4

Top negative drivers

T3 No public statement on congressional stock trading ban, blind trust, or divestment. 0/4
T15 No public statement on AI transparency or technology use transparency. 0/4
T23 No public statement on whistleblower protections or IG independence. 0/4

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T1 Town halls including Window Rock; PBS, AMA, ABC15 interviews; as NN president held meetings across 27K sq mi reservation. 3.75/4
T2 Filed FEC reports on time. No evidence of going beyond legal disclosure requirements. 1/4
T3 No public statement on congressional stock trading ban, blind trust, or divestment. 0/4
T4 Grassroots-funded: 78K+ donors, $5.5M primarily small-dollar. DCCC Red to Blue. No explicit Citizens United position. 2.88/4
T5 FEC filings available; ActBlue transparent platform. No proactive donor breakdowns on website. 2.88/4
T6 Uses social media, press, town halls to explain positions. PBS, ABC15, KJZZ, Navajo Times interviews. 2.88/4
T7 AZ Clean Elections Commission debate; PBS; ABC15; KJZZ; Navajo Times. Crane declined to debate; Nez showed up. 3.75/4
T8 LCV Action Fund; Center Action Fund; DCCC Red to Blue. Did not complete Political Courage Test. 2.88/4
T9 Active Facebook; campaign website; regular media interviews. As NN president issued regular press releases. 2.88/4
T10 Plain language: rural Arizonans are paying too much. Bilingual context (Navajo/English). Personal experience makes policy concrete. 3.75/4
T11 Criticizes Medicaid cuts closing rural hospitals (Page, Winslow, Globe). 1-in-3 district on AHCCCS. 2.88/4
T12 Housing costs as key issue. As NN president oversaw $100M+ housing allocation from ARPA. 2.88/4
T13 General statements about costs being too high. No specific consumer cost transparency mechanisms. 1/4
T14 As NN president oversaw $2.1B ARPA with appointed oversight director and specific spending categories. 3.13/4
T15 No public statement on AI transparency or technology use transparency. 0/4
T16 Created PACE program; hired new police officers (Classes 54, 57); $500K additional for drug enforcement. 3.13/4
T17 Supports comprehensive reform: 21st-century security technology, more agents, fair pathway to citizenship. 2.88/4
T18 Presented on early childhood education at NM Tribal Leaders Summit. Advocated for Impact Aid. 2.88/4
T19 Supports voting access generally. No specific statements on redistricting or election audit reform. 1/4
T20 Appointed oversight director for $2.1B ARPA; specific spending categories; line-item vetoed inappropriate spending. 3.13/4
T21 Consistently available to press: PBS, ABC15, KJZZ, AZ Daily Sun, Navajo Times, Arizona Mirror. Showed up to debate. 3.75/4
T22 No PolitiFact entries. Statements about ARPA funding, vaccination rates cross-check against official data. 2.88/4
T23 No public statement on whistleblower protections or IG independence. 0/4
T24 General transparency commitment through ARPA oversight. No specific FOIA or open data proposals. 1/4
T25 Actions match words: campaigned on water/infrastructure and delivered ($2.1B ARPA, 1100+ homes electrified, $200M+ water). 3.75/4

86.2%

Top positive drivers

E6 Governed sovereign nation (27K sq mi, 400K+ enrolled, $2.1B+ budget). COVID response: highest infection to safest. 72% vaccination vs 62% national. 4.25/4
E7 Governed with Republican VP Lizer. Worked with Trump and Biden administrations. Water rights settlement with Republican Utah Gov. Cox. 4.25/4
E9 COVID response, $2.1B ARPA allocation, water rights settlement ($200M+), 1100+ homes electrified, $50M broadband, veterans housing. 4.25/4

Top negative drivers

E20 General border security statement. No cost-effectiveness comparison or diplomacy-first proposals. 1/4

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E1 ARPA spending had designated oversight director. Healthy Dine Nation Act included evaluation framework. 2.88/4
E2 COVID response grounded in epidemiological data. Healthy Dine Nation Act studied by Johns Hopkins, CDC. 3.75/4
E3 Worked with Budget and Finance Committee for oversight. Supported audits of ARPA spending. 2.88/4
E4 Extensive constituent services across 27K sq mi: COVID testing, vaccination, food distribution, water infrastructure. 3.75/4
E5 Secured $50M+ federal broadband grant (all 63 projects funded). Connected 27K+ homes to internet. 3.75/4
E6 Governed sovereign nation (27K sq mi, 400K+ enrolled, $2.1B+ budget). COVID response: highest infection to safest. 72% vaccination vs 62% national. 4.25/4
E7 Governed with Republican VP Lizer. Worked with Trump and Biden administrations. Water rights settlement with Republican Utah Gov. Cox. 4.25/4
E8 Managed ARPA disbursement across 110 chapters; navigated federal-tribal-state jurisdictional complexity. 3.75/4
E9 COVID response, $2.1B ARPA allocation, water rights settlement ($200M+), 1100+ homes electrified, $50M broadband, veterans housing. 4.25/4
E10 Signed Dine Action Plan; streamlined veterans financial assistance; appointed oversight director. 2.88/4
E11 Built COVID testing/vaccination infrastructure achieving 72% rate. Advocated for veterans clinic on Navajo Nation. 3.75/4
E12 $100M+ ARPA for housing; $50M veterans housing; hogan-style home manufacturing ($130K/unit); bathroom additions ($150M). 3.75/4
E13 Navajo Sunrise proclamation for clean energy. Connected 1100+ homes to electricity. 55MW solar, 477MW wind approved. 4.25/4
E14 Supports comprehensive reform: security technology, more agents, pathway to citizenship. 2.88/4
E15 Advocated for early childhood education, culturally appropriate curriculum, Impact Aid. 2.88/4
E16 Created PACE program; multiple police academy classes; Dine Action Plan for public safety; drug seizures documented. 3.75/4
E17 Creating jobs; veterans housing included job training; hogan construction created local employment. 2.88/4
E18 Fiscally responsible 2020 budget; line-item vetoed wasteful CARES spending; appointed ARPA oversight director. 3.13/4
E19 Massive infrastructure delivery: 1100+ homes electrified, $301M water, $208M broadband, roads, flood control. 4.25/4
E20 General border security statement. No cost-effectiveness comparison or diplomacy-first proposals. 1/4
E21 Rapid COVID response deployment; streamlined veterans financial assistance; ARPA oversight for speed. 3.13/4
E22 Fiscally responsible budget; managed $2.1B ARPA; line-item vetoed spending. 2.88/4
E23 Worked with Navajo Nation Auditor General and Budget/Finance Committee. Established ARPA oversight. 2.88/4
E24 Transitioned from coal dependency to clean energy. Changed energy policy based on economic/environmental evidence. 3.13/4
E25 Oversight of executive branch agencies; budget accountability; ARPA fund oversight director. 2.88/4

73.4%

Top positive drivers

A23 Policies reached tribal communities without water/electricity, veterans, elders, low-income families across 110 chapters. 4.25/4
A1 Grew up without running water or electricity. References housing, groceries, utilities, healthcare, childcare costs in rural AZ. 3.75/4
A3 As NN president: water infrastructure (1100+ homes), electricity ($200M), veterans housing ($50M), COVID relief ($207M). 3.75/4

Top negative drivers

A4 No public statement on antitrust enforcement, monopoly power, or competitive markets. 0/4
A8 No public statements holding specific corporations accountable for price increases. 0/4
A14 General statement on fighting inflation. No specific tax policy mechanisms named. 1/4

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A1 Grew up without running water or electricity. References housing, groceries, utilities, healthcare, childcare costs in rural AZ. 3.75/4
A2 Cites 1-in-3 on Medicaid, hospitals at risk (Page, Winslow, Globe), 15K homes without electricity. 2.88/4
A3 As NN president: water infrastructure (1100+ homes), electricity ($200M), veterans housing ($50M), COVID relief ($207M). 3.75/4
A4 No public statement on antitrust enforcement, monopoly power, or competitive markets. 0/4
A5 Frames costs in household terms: rural Arizonans paying too much for childcare, housing, groceries. 2.88/4
A6 Responded to COVID cost crisis with $207M hardship assistance, food distribution, emergency services. 3.75/4
A7 Redirected ARPA funds specifically toward affordability infrastructure (water, electricity, housing, broadband). 2.88/4
A8 No public statements holding specific corporations accountable for price increases. 0/4
A9 Working families deserve the chance not just to get by, but to get ahead. Personal story anchors family framing. 3.75/4
A10 Affordability is central: lowering costs in housing, Rx drugs, childcare, utilities. As NN president, infrastructure dominated agenda. 3.75/4
A11 Lower prescription costs; opposes Medicaid cuts; 1-in-3 on AHCCCS; secured tribal veteran service org recognition. 3.75/4
A12 $100M+ housing allocation; $50M veterans housing; hogan homes at $130K; bathroom additions $150M. 3.75/4
A13 Early childhood education advocacy; culturally appropriate curriculum; childcare costs as key issue. 2.88/4
A14 General statement on fighting inflation. No specific tax policy mechanisms named. 1/4
A15 General position on lowering costs. No specific consumer protection mechanisms named. 1/4
A16 Mentions creating jobs. No specific wage mechanisms named. 1/4
A17 Identifies groceries as too expensive. Healthy Dine Nation Act (junk food tax, healthy food waiver). 2.88/4
A18 Navajo Sunrise clean energy proclamation; connected 1100+ homes to electricity; off-grid solar program; $200M infrastructure. 3.75/4
A19 Mentions high gas costs. No specific transportation affordability mechanisms. 1/4
A20 Connects housing, healthcare, childcare, utilities, groceries, education. $2.1B ARPA primarily for affordability infrastructure. 3.75/4
A21 Water, electricity, housing, healthcare, food program actions all align with campaign positions. No contradictions. 3.75/4
A22 Opposes Medicaid cuts (1-in-3 depend on Medicaid). Criticizes Crane's vote. Defends AHCCCS and rural hospitals. 3.75/4
A23 Policies reached tribal communities without water/electricity, veterans, elders, low-income families across 110 chapters. 4.25/4
A24 Infrastructure benefited entire reservation (400K+). Workers, families, seniors, veterans, students, small businesses. 3.75/4
A25 LCV Action Fund; Center Action Fund; DCCC Red to Blue. Limited labor or consumer org endorsements. 2.88/4

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Non-Incumbent · Public Record

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Scoring Summary

Axis	Base	Pledge Bonus	Final
Transparency	63.9%	+0.5	64.4%
Efficiency	86.2%	—	86.2%
Affordability	73.4%	—	73.4%
Overall TEA	Average of the three axes		74.5%

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