He worked in various retail management positions before finishing his Bachelor of Business Administration from Fort Lewis College.

[6] A Republican and social conservative, he was the running mate of Democrat Jonathan Nez in the 2018 tribal election, which they won with 66% of the vote.

[8] He also joined Franklin Graham at the 2020 Prayer March in Washington D.C., praying for the country at the World War II Memorial.

[10][11] Lizer announced in March 2022 that he would run for Arizona's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 election, but did not earn enough signatures to file.

[15] After 17 Native American-majority counties flipped Republican,[16] Lizer said in an interview with Rachel Campos-Duffy "it was a long time coming...the foreign conflicts and the threats of the wars looming, really activated our people.