Mae Peshlakai
Candidate for Arizona State House – District 6
Arizona · Legislative District 6
Statement
Representative Mae Peshlakai is Diné - Tangle People Clan and born for the Deer Water Clan, maternal grandfathers are of the Salt clan and paternal grandfathers are of the Rock Gap clan. She is a boarding school survivor. Mae attended a U.S. Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs Boarding School in Tolani Lake, Arizona, 100 miles northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona.. Mae was married to James Peshlakai, an accomplished silver and goldsmith. She took up silversmithing and, to this day, makes jewelry every day as well as weaves. She and her husband worked with prestigious colleges and universities across the nation sharing the Navajo culture and assisting scholarly research. Mae knows the issues and challenges of District 6 and has worked tirelessly for two terms representing all the communities of District 6. In 2025, Representative Peshlakai fought and voted for a budget that made historic investments in Indigenous Tribal healthcare and traditional healing practices. Rep. Peshlakai was elated to support an opportunity to leverage $100,000 from the state to secure more than $220 million in federal matching funds to cover culturally relevant traditional healing practices that are vital to our way of life and well-being.
Biography
Representative Mae Peshlakai is running for re-election to State House. She has diligently served for the last 4 years passing budgets with the Governor and acquiring funding for healthcare in Northern Arizona. Representative Peshlakai also co-sponsored legislation to create the Turqouise Alert System. She is an accomplished silversmith and traveled the country, as well as internationally sharing indigenous knowledge with her husband James Peshlakai.
Positions
Issue Stances
Water Policy
SupportsSponsored or co-sponsored water conservation instruction legislation; represents a rural district where resource policy is central.
Education Funding
SupportsSponsored preschool and scholarship related legislation and emphasizes rural and tribal representation.
Border Security & Immigration
No official stance on record.
Housing Affordability
SupportsStates shelter security is a basic foundation and homes remain out of reach for many working families.
Election Integrity
SupportsStates voting is fundamental and should not be hindered.
Healthcare Access
SupportsStates healthcare is fundamental and people should not be forced into bankruptcy by health insurance costs.
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SupportsLegislative record includes Arizona community impact statement legislation; campaign highlights missing and murdered peoples issue.
Energy Policy
SupportsSponsored electric vehicle charging pilot legislation, signaling support for clean transportation infrastructure.
Economic Development & Jobs
SupportsSupports tourism, small businesses, and transportation infrastructure as growth components for rural and tribal Arizona.
Reproductive Rights
No official stance on record.
Transportation & Infrastructure
SupportsSupports improving transportation infrastructure as an essential part of rural and tribal economic growth.
Government Spending & Taxation
No official stance on record.
Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
No voting record on file.
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Ballot
Ballot Measure Stances
No ballot measure stances on file yet.
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