They say Damon got 14 votes during Monday’s opening day of the Winter Council Session and will serve a two-year term as speaker.
Damon was administered the oath of office following the votes of the council.
A New Mexico native, Damon served as the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee during his first term as a council delegate.
Other nominees who sought the speaker position included council delegates Jamie Henio, Edmund Yazzie and Amber Kanazbah Crotty.