TRAHANT REPORTS ELECTION SPECIAL: Native candidates are running for office in Alaska, New Mexico, Utah and Oklahoma. There is a connection between politics and policy. The people we elect are the ones who make decisions about our health care, our education, how much money the government spends and collects, or whether we’re at war or at peace. Imagine being a Native American politician in the Trump era. It is an uphill climb to represent constituents as well as being a public advocate for Native people and community.