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Court challenge targets Descheenie’s place on the ballot in Congressional District 2

Donovan Quintero

Posted by | Apr 9, 2026 | |

WINDOW ROCK

Eric Descheenie’s campaign for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District is facing an early court fight after a legal challenge was filed against his nomination petition signatures.

The Arizona Secretary of State’s candidate legal challenges page shows that Beverly Berg filed Berg v. Descheenie on April 6 in the Maricopa County Superior Court. As of the state’s current public listing, no outcome had been posted. Arizona law allows nomination challenges, and the secretary of state says county recorders review disputed signatures.

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Donovan Quintero

"Dii, Diné bi Naaltsoos wolyéhíígíí, ninaaltsoos át'é. Nihi cheii dóó nihi másání ádaaní: Nihi Diné Bizaad bił ninhi't'eelyá áádóó t'áá háadida nihizaad nihił ch'aawóle'lágo. Nihi bee haz'áanii at'é, nihisin at'é, nihi hózhǫ́ǫ́jí at'é, nihi 'ach'ą́ą́h naagééh at'é. Dilkǫǫho saad bee yájíłti', k'ídahoneezláo saad bee yájíłti', ą́ą́ chánahgo saad bee yájíłti', diits'a'go saad bee yájíłti', nabik'íyájíłti' baa yájíłti', bich'į' yájíłti', hach'į' yándaałti', diné k'ehgo bik'izhdiitįįh. This is the belief I do my best to follow when I am writing Diné-related stories and photographing our events, games and news. Ahxéhee', shik'éí dóó shidine'é." - Donovan Quintero, an award-winning Diné journalist, served as a photographer, reporter and as assistant editor of the Navajo Times until March 17, 2023.

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