A Navajo Arizona state lawmaker has become the latest openly LGBTQ member of the Biden administration. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg selected Arizona state Rep. Arlando Teller as the department's deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs, the Arizona Republic reports. "Teller was part of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus as well as the LGBTQ Caucus and a member of the transportation committee as well as the land, agriculture and rural affairs committee," the newspaper article added. In a valedictory message, the lawmaker - who resigned his office as a state representative Feb. 8 - told his colleagues that it had been a "sincere pleasure working with all of you despite our disagreements, despite our party affiliation. "At the end of the day, we have worked for the communities that we represent." "Teller's departure leaves a vacancy in the state House of Representatives, which was narrowly divided 31-29 between Republicans and Democrats," the Arizona Republic noted. "But as Teller resided in Apache County, it will be up to the board of supervisors there to appoint someone to fill his seat." "Teller becomes the second Navajo tapped for a mid-level cabinet position," reported the Navajo Times. "Wahleah Johns recently accepted the directorship of the Office of Indian Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍???⁠ ⁠ ?: Arlando Teller / Facebook⁠ ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi

A Navajo Arizona state lawmaker has become the latest openly LGBTQ member of the Biden administration. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg selected Arizona state Rep. Arlando Teller as the department's deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs, the Arizona Republic reports. "Teller was part of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus as well as the LGBTQ Caucus and a member of the transportation committee as well as the land, agriculture and rural affairs committee," the newspaper article added. In a valedictory message, the lawmaker - who resigned his office as a state representative Feb. 8 - told his colleagues that it had been a "sincere pleasure working with all of you despite our disagreements, despite our party affiliation. "At the end of the day, we have worked for the communities that we represent." "Teller's departure leaves a vacancy in the state House of Representatives, which was narrowly divided 31-29 between Republicans and Democrats," the Arizona Republic noted. "But as Teller resided in Apache County, it will be up to the board of supervisors there to appoint someone to fill his seat." "Teller becomes the second Navajo tapped for a mid-level cabinet position," reported the Navajo Times. "Wahleah Johns recently accepted the directorship of the Office of Indian Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍???⁠
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?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi