Chickasaw Nation governor & son elected to 4-year terms

The Associated Press - June 8, 2019 9:15 am

ADA, Okla. (AP) – Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby will serve a ninth consecutive four-year term as the tribe’s leader, this time with his son as his lieutenant governor.
Tribal election officials say Anoatubby and his son, Chris, were officially elected by a one-vote margin late Wednesday after no challengers filed at the close of the election filing period.
The 74-year-old Anoatubby has long been the face of the Ada, Oklahoma-based tribe, having served as governor since 1987 and overseen a period of tremendous growth and diversification for the tribe.
A member of the tribe’s Supreme Court, Mark Colbert of Ardmore, and two other tribal legislators also drew no challengers.
Races for two tribal legislative seats will be on the ballot for the July 30th election.

 

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