Mae Peshlakai is an American politician and a Navajo

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, jewelry maker, and weaver. She is a

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member of the

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elected to represent District 6 in 2022. She is the mother of former State Senator

Jamescita Peshlakai Jamescita Mae Peshlakai ( IPA: ) is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate, serving from 2017 to 2021. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 until 2015, and served as co-Minority Whip for the 201 ...

. She speaks English and

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