Politics

With a record 19 men and women vying to become the next president of the Navajo Nation, the big question is who are the favorites?

President Russell Begaye’s fifth chief of staff in three years has resigned.

Joins mix including Begaye, Shirley, Shepherd

Christopher Clark Deschene, the second-highest vote-getter in the 2014 primary election for Navajo Nation president, announced today he will not be running in 2018.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, five men and one woman have filed with the Navajo Election Administration for the upcoming election for president.