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Carlyle Begay |
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Republican Carlyle Begay
is a former member of the Arizona State
Senate, representing District 7 from 2013 to
2017. He was first appointed to the chamber
on July 31, 2013, following the resignation
of Jack C. Jackson, Jr. (D). He was sworn in
to the chamber on August 6, 2013. Begay was
a 2016 Republican candidate seeking election
to the U.S. House to represent the 1st
Congressional District of Arizona. He
suspended his campaign on June 27, 2016, and
endorsed Paul Babeu.
On November 23, 2015, Begay announced that
he switched from the Democratic Party to the
Republican Party. In October 2020, he joined
Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer,
Donald Trump Jr. and others in launching the
Native Americans for Trump coalition in
Williams, Arizona. He served as the co-chair
of the Native Americans for Trump 2020
coalition, together with fellow Navajo
Sharon Clahchischilliage. |
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