House

Benally, Jennifer (Democrat)
Tuba City;
District court judge, Navajo Nation, 1998-2014
Termed out in 2022.

Hale, Albert (Democrat)
St. Michaels;
Attorney since 1977, specializing in federal Indian law, natural resource issues and companies doing business with Indian Nations
Termed out in 2018.

Senate

Begay, Carlyle (Republican)
Window Rock;
VP of business development, American Indian Health Management and Policy, since 2006
Termed out in 2020.

Description:

District 7 is a majority-minority district that contains several Native American reservations and communities. The Independent Redistricting Commission wrote that this district was drawn to strengthen the ability of Native Americans to elect candidates of their choice. It includes the Navajo Nation, the Hopi, the Havasupai, the Hualapai, the Kaibab-Paiute, the San Carlos Apache, the White Mountain Apache and the Zuni reservations. The district contains the communities of Show Low and Winslow as well as the area north of Grand Canyon National Park, It also contains the eastern Arizona communities of St. Johns, Springerville and Eagar as well as Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside. Native Americans constitute 66.9 percent of the total population; all minorities represent 75.2 percent of the total population and 71.3 percent of the voting age population.

Voter Registration:

(as of October 2015)

Democrat	61,618	51.2%
Other	36,306	30.2%
Republican	22,436	18.6%

Demographics:

Total Population 203,026 Race/Ethnicity

Native American	66.90%
White	24.80%
Hispanic	6.80%
Other	0.90%
African American	0.60%

Hispanic Voting Age Population:

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