Cherokee Election Filing Period Closes (The Fort Smith Times Record 3/15)
Join the Conversation
Cherokee Nation set for election for principal chief, deputy chief
Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Members of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will go to the polls on June 25 to elect a principal chief and deputy chief.
Incumbent chief Chad Smith is running for re-election. His challenger is Bill John Baker.
Four candidates filed for deputy chief: S. Joe Crittenden, Raymond Vann, Callie Hathcoat and Chris Lee Soap.
Incumbent Joe Grayson is not running -- he recently recovered from a heart attack.
Eight council seats are also up for election.
Get the Story:
Cherokee Election Filing Period Closes (The Fort Smith Times Record 3/15)
Cherokee Election Filing Period Closes (The Fort Smith Times Record 3/15)
Stay Connected
Contact Us
indianz@indianz.com202 630 8439 (THEZ)
Search
Top Stories
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
More Stories
• Nebraska tax official apologizes to Ponca Tribe for tobacco raid• Chief of First Nations organization sentenced for drunken driving
News Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000