Jesse Thompson

Mr. Thompson was first elected to the Navajo County Board of Supervisors in 1992, taking office in January, 1993. He has been successfully re-elected for 3 additional terms. Prior to becoming a member of the Board of Supervisors he worked with the Bureau of Indian Affairs as an Operations Specialist.

Mr. Thompson is active in the National Association of Counties (NACo) and has worked on the Economic Development and Housing steering committees for several years. He is also active with NACo’s Western Interstate Region (WIR) and is President of the Little Colorado Plateau Resource Conservation and Development. Mr. Thompson is affiliated with the County Supervisors Association (CSA), Arizona Association of Counties (AACo), Chairman of the Arizona North Eastern Economic Development (ANEED) Committee, Tri County-State Officials group and Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACoG) Economic Development Committee.

Mr. Thompson attended Northern Arizona University and graduated in 1973 with a degree in education.

Mr. Thompson and his wife, Louise, have three children, several grandchildren and reside in Teesto, Arizona. He is a member of the Native American Church. Mr. Thompson enjoys spending time with his family and riding the range on his horses during his spare time.

District II covers a portion of the Navajo Reservation and all of the Hopi Reservation, and includes the following chapters and villages: Birdsprings, Dilkon, Greasewood, Indian Wells, Jeddito, Keams Canyon, Low Mountain, Oraibi, Polacca, Teesto, Toreva,Whitecone and a portion of Winslow.