Mae Peshlakai
State Representative - District 6
Democratic
Peshlakai was born on the Navajo Nation, daughter of a tribal medicineman. She is Dine' of the Tangle People Clan, and born for Deer Water Clan, grandfathers are Salt Clan and Rock Gap clan.

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Mae Peshlakai was born on the Navajo Nation.

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In the 1970's Mae was instrumental in creating the "Dine' Bi Arts and Crafts Cooperative, INC," established to help Indigenous people to sell directly to the consumers without the dealers. As an artist she also owns a small business. Peshlakai has instructed weaving and silversmithing at the University of Hawaii, Wheaton , Beloit, Wooster, Gettysburg Colleges, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Melbourne, Australia, and tribal nations.

Mae Peshlakai owns a small business as an artist and has instructed weaving and silversmithing at universities, colleges, schools, and tribal nations. She also helped create the Dine' Bi Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc.

Mae Peshlakai owns a small business as an artist and has instructed weaving and silversmithing at universities, colleges, schools, and tribal nations. She also helped create a crafts cooperative.

## Arizona Legislative Service
Session  | Chamber  | Party  | District  | City  | County  | Office  | Notes
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56th Legislature, 1st Regular  | House  | Democrat  | 6 - Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal (2022-)  | Cameron  | Coconino  |

56th Legislature, 2nd Regular  | House  | Democrat  | 6 - Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal (2022-)  | Cameron  | Coconino  |

57th Legislature, 1st Regular  | House  | Democrat  | 6 - Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal (2022-)  | Cameron  | Coconino  |

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular  | House  | Democrat  | 6 - Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal (2022-)  | Cameron  | Coconino  |

Mae Peshlakai - Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

Mae has served in the Arizona House of Representatives for District 6 since 2022.

2026 Arizona General Election

As of October 11, 2026, Mae Peshlakai’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Mae has the knowledge and experience to work for our citizens by representing your values, and needs. Infrastructure investment is a priority for our rural district. In the 2025 budget Mae also supported $30 million for fire suppression and better pay and training facilities for Northern Arizona firefighters.

Mae Peshlakai

REFERENCE TITLE: missing indigenous person; alert system
         
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
HB 2281

Introduced by Representatives Martinez: Garcia, Peshlakai, Tsosie



AN ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 12, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1728.01; relating to the department of public safety.

START_STATUTE 41-1728.01. Missing indigenous person alert system; requirements

A. The department shall establish the missing indigenous person alert system as a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate alerts following the report of a MISSING INDIGENOUS person.

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Supported a 2025 budget allocating $30 million for fire suppression, Northern Arizona firefighter pay, and training facilities.

Co-sponsored House Bill 2281, which establishes a missing Indigenous person alert system.

- Supported a 2025 budget allocating $30 million for fire suppression, Northern Arizona firefighter pay, and training facilities.
- Co-sponsored House Bill 2281, which establishes a missing Indigenous person alert system.

Public Safety

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.

Voted for a 2025 budget that invests in Indigenous tribal healthcare and traditional healing practices.

- Voted for a 2025 budget that invests in Indigenous tribal healthcare and traditional healing practices.

Healthcare

Peshlakai has instructed weaving and silversmithing at the University of Hawaii, Wheaton , Beloit, Wooster, Gettysburg Colleges, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Melbourne, Australia, and tribal nations. Arizona State Rep. Mae Peshlakai, a Cameron Democrat, will be focused on public education, health care, infrastructure, tribal sovereignty, climate action, human rights and veterans issues.

Education

Energy & the Environment

As a Precinct and State Committee Member of the Arizona Democratic Party, Mae has worked or volunteered on the majority of tribal, county, state and federal elections since 1974. She has traveled all of Arizona’s Legislative District 6 to register voters, collect signatures for candidate petitions, referendums, and educate constituents on the US census and the 2021 redistricting. Mae is committed to be the voice of the people of rural and tribal Arizona.

As an Arizona Democratic Party precinct and state committee member, worked to register voters and collect petition and referendum signatures across District 6.

- As an Arizona Democratic Party precinct and state committee member, worked to register voters and collect petition and referendum signatures across District 6.

Voting & Elections

- Co-sponsored House Bill 2281, which establishes a missing Indigenous person alert system.

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