Mae Peshlakai
Leader and Elder
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.
Experienced Advocate
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.
Budget Champion
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
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 tr
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.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Representative Peshlakai co-sponsored Emily's Law, HB2281, which created the new statewide "Turquoise alert" system for missing indigenous people. The new law was named for Emily Pike, a 14-year-old Indigenous girl who went missing and was murdered in 2024.
Hope and Opportunity
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Hope and Opportunity
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. Representative Peshlakai und
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. Representative Peshlakai understands change in laws and policies are key to creating a home of hope and opportunities.