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Election Office holds drawing for candidate name placements on ballot

Photo Caption: Candidates listen to Assistant Election Supervisor Courtney Piearcy during a candidate workshop on April 13 in the Osage Nation Civic Center in Pawhuska. BENNY POLACCA/Osage News

The Osage Nation Election Office held an April 13 candidate workshop and drawing for candidate name placements on the June 4 general election ballot.

That day, the Election Office staff held a drawing to determine the order in which candidate names will appear on the ballot for those seeking Executive Branch or ON Congressional office in the Nation’s general election. Fifteen candidates are seeking six open Congressional seats and two candidates are running for both the Principal Chief and Assistant Principal Chief’s offices. All elected positions carry four-year terms.

Election staff added folded pieces of paper containing the candidate names into a rotating hopper and each name was drawn from the hopper door after it was rotated several times to mix up the names during the candidate workshop. The results of the drawing order are:

 

Principal Chief

Maria Whitehorn

Geoffrey Standing Bear

 

Assistant Principal Chief

Raymond Red Corn

Otto Hamilton

 

Members of Congress

Michael Kidder

Eli Potts

Alice Goodfox

Thomas Trumbly

Brandy Lemon

Tina Allen

Clair Wood

Scott Big Horse

Kugee Supernaw

Colt Herren

Paula Stabler

Amanda Proctor

Mary Pratt

Geneva Hamilton

Angela Pratt

 

Also listed on the ballot are the three ON Supreme Court Justices who are due for yes/ no retention votes for another four-year term. Those judges are: 

Chief Justice Meredith (Quinata) Drent

Associate Justice Elizabeth Lohah Homer

Associate Justice Drew Pierce

 

A sample ballot for the June 4 election is also available for viewing on the ON Election Office website at https://s3.amazonaws.com/osagenation-nsn.gov/files/departments/Elections/2018-0416_Election-Office_Official-Ballot-Sample.pdf

 


By

Benny Polacca


Original Publish Date: 2018-05-21 00:00:00

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  • Benny Polacca

    Title: Senior Reporter

    Email: bpolacca@osagenation-nsn.gov

    Instagram: @bpolacca

    Topic Expertise: Government, Tribal Government, Community

    Languages spoken: English, basic knowledge of Spanish and French

    Benny Polacca (Hopi/ Havasupai/ Pima/ Tohono O’odham) started working at the Osage News in 2009 as a reporter in Pawhuska, Okla., where he’s covered various stories and events that impact the Osage Nation and Osage people. Those newspaper contributions cover a broad spectrum of topics and issues from tribal government matters to features. As a result, Polacca has gained an immeasurable amount of experience in covering Native American affairs, government issues and features so the Osage readership can be better informed about the tribal current affairs the newspaper covers.

    Polacca is part of the Osage News team that was awarded the Native American Journalists Association's Elias Boudinet Free Press Award in 2014 and has won numerous NAJA media awards, as well as awards from the Oklahoma Press Association and SPJ Oklahoma Pro Chapter, for storytelling coverage and photography.

    Polacca earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and also participated in the former American Indian Journalism Institute at the University of South Dakota where he was introduced to the basics of journalism and worked with seasoned journalists there and later at The Forum daily newspaper covering the Fargo, N.D. area where he worked as the weeknight reporter.

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Benny Polacca
Benny Polaccahttps://osagenews.org

Title: Senior Reporter

Email: bpolacca@osagenation-nsn.gov

Instagram: @bpolacca

Topic Expertise: Government, Tribal Government, Community

Languages spoken: English, basic knowledge of Spanish and French

Benny Polacca (Hopi/ Havasupai/ Pima/ Tohono O’odham) started working at the Osage News in 2009 as a reporter in Pawhuska, Okla., where he’s covered various stories and events that impact the Osage Nation and Osage people. Those newspaper contributions cover a broad spectrum of topics and issues from tribal government matters to features. As a result, Polacca has gained an immeasurable amount of experience in covering Native American affairs, government issues and features so the Osage readership can be better informed about the tribal current affairs the newspaper covers.

Polacca is part of the Osage News team that was awarded the Native American Journalists Association's Elias Boudinet Free Press Award in 2014 and has won numerous NAJA media awards, as well as awards from the Oklahoma Press Association and SPJ Oklahoma Pro Chapter, for storytelling coverage and photography.

Polacca earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and also participated in the former American Indian Journalism Institute at the University of South Dakota where he was introduced to the basics of journalism and worked with seasoned journalists there and later at The Forum daily newspaper covering the Fargo, N.D. area where he worked as the weeknight reporter.

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