Brenda Jesus

Brenda Jesus is an American and Navajo politician serving as a delegate on the Navajo Nation Council, where she chairs the Resources and Development Committee (RDC). As a council delegate, Jesus has focused on natural resource management, tribal governance, and economic development. She supports the coal industry, citing its economic importance to Navajo families, and co-sponsored legislation to strengthen the tribe's authority over uranium hauling. Jesus has also publicly raised concerns about a lack of tribal consultation from the U.S. government regarding the creation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.