Pequot Tribe elects new chairman

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2002

Voters of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new set of leaders.

Michael Thomas, the incumbent treasurer, was elected chairman, beating out current vice chairman Richard A. "Skip" Hayward and two others. Richard E. Sebastian was elected secretary.

Current chairman Kenneth Reels was also re-elected but decided not to serve as chairman.

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New leader for Mashantuckets (The Norwich Bulletin 11/4)
Pequots Choose New Leader (The Hartford Courant 11/4)
Michael Thomas elected new leader of Mashantuckets (The New London Day 11/4)
Thomas elected chairman of Mashantucket Pequots (AP 11/3)
Reels backs Thomas as Mashantucket chairman (The New London Day 11/2)
Indian aims to mend fences (The Norwich Bulletin 11/3)