Buu Nygren
Buu Nygren | |
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| File:Mark Kelly meets Buu Nygren (cropped).jpg | |
| 10th President of the Navajo Nation | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
| Vice President | Richelle Montoya |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Nez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1986 Blanding, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jasmine Blackwater |
| Education | Arizona State University (BS, MBA) University of Southern California (EdD) |
Buu Nygren (born December 25, 1986) is the 10th President of the Navajo Nation. Nygren-Montoya received 34,890 votes, defeating the Nez-Abeyta campaign who received 31,339 votes in the 2022 election.[1][2] He was sworn in on January 10, 2023, his first political office.[3]
Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in Blanding, Utah. He is of half Navajo and half Southern Vietnamese descent.[4] Nygren is Táchiiʼnii clan born for Vietnamese.[clarification needed][5] He attended Red Mesa High School.[6] Nygren was the running mate of Joe Shirley Jr. in the 2018 Navajo Nation presidential election.[7] At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.
Nygren has worked in construction management. He is married to Arizona state representative Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren.[1]
References
- ^ a b Fonseca, Felicia (November 9, 2022). "Buu Nygren wins Navajo Nation president, beats incumbent". Washington Post. AP. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "NN President Official Certified Results 2022 General Election" (PDF). Navajo Election Administration. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Buu Nygren has been sworn in as the next Navajo Nation president". NPR. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Gonzales, Antonia (October 31, 2022). "Buu Nygren explains why he should get Navajo votes ahead of presidential election". KUNM. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Silversmith, Shondiin (November 9, 2022). "Navajo voters elect Buu Nygren as president, ousting Jonathan Nez". Longview News-Journal. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Denetclaw, Pauly (September 20, 2018). "Nygren never felt like he wasn't Diné". Navajo Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Noel Lyn (April 5, 2022). "Former vice president candidate Buu Nygren seeks to lead Navajo Nation". Farmington Daily Times. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
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