Public Education Commission District 5

Sharon Clahchischilliage, a Navajo Nation member raised in Shiprock, began her career as a special education teacher and later taught at the Bernalillo School District, Albuquerque Public Schools, Farmington School District, Diné College, and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, per the New Mexico Public Education Department. She served three terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018, then directed the Navajo Nation's Washington, D.C. office and the National Council of Urban Indian Health, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 20, 2026.