Tara Benally

Tara Benally is a candidate for State House District 69 Primary Election in 2026 in Utah State House District 69, Utah.

Field Director for the Rural Utah Project in UT

Also running: Tracie Yellowman Tso, Logan J. Monson, Daniel Gardner.

Tara Benally is a community advocate with deep roots in the Navajo Nation, growing up in San Juan County, Utah, with Hopi and Navajo heritage. She is committed to health care, education, and economic development. With a background in construction and community resilience, she worked for the Utah Navajo Trust Fund before becoming Field Director for the Rural Utah Project in 2018. In this role, she organized voter registration and engagement efforts across the Navajo Nation, navigating challenges like internet access and the COVID-19 pandemic. She filed to run for Utah House District 69 in 2026 as a Democrat but later withdrew from the primary.