Lizer surprised to be called ‘controversial’

Lizer surprised to be called ‘controversial’

FORT DEFIANCE

Myron Lizer is not who the Navajo Nation expected Jonathan Nez to pick as a running mate.

He’s not from New Mexico, is not a fluent Navajo speaker, and is, in the words of one detractor, “a controversial Baptist preacher.”

It’s become customary for presidential candidates from Arizona to pick a running mate from Arizona and vice versa, so it became somewhat of a controversy when presidential candidate Jonathan Nez, originally from Shonto, Arizona, asked Lizer, originally from Fort Defiance, to run with him. Some even went as far as to say this was against code (it isn’t).

But in an interview this week, Lizer assured the Nation “New Mexico will not be forgotten.”

“There’s a lot of opportunity out there,” he added.


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About The Author

Arlyssa Becenti

Arlyssa Becenti reported on Navajo Nation Council and Office of the President and Vice President. Her clans are Nát'oh dine'é Táchii'nii, Bit'ahnii, Kin łichii'nii, Kiyaa'áanii. She’s originally from Fort Defiance and has a degree in English Literature from Arizona State University. Before working for the Navajo Times she was a reporter for the Gallup Independent.

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