Twenty Nine Candidates file for UKB Office
(Tahlequah, Okla.) Twenty nine candidates have filed to run for positions on the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma Tribal Council.
Four district representative incumbents remained unopposed including Canadian District Representative Eddie Sacks from Muskogee, Flint District Representative Woodrow Proctor from Greasy, Saline District Representative Charles Smoke from Salina, and Sequoyah District Representative Barry Dotson from Sallisaw.
In the race for Chief, three candidates will compete to win the top tribal post including incumbent Chief George Wickliffe from Kenwood, Jerry Henson from Hulbert, and Dallas Proctor from Colcord. Running for the second or the Assistant Chief's position are incumbent Charles Locust from Stilwell and Albert Shade from Tahlequah. A trio of candidates filed to run for tribal secretary including incumbent Liz Littledave of Briggs, Adalene Smith from Colcord , and J. Kristine Scraper from Tahlequah. Rounding out the tribal officers candidates list for the position of tribal treasurer are incumbent Shelbi Doyeto Wofford from Claremore and Ella Mae Cooksey Worley from Stilwell.
For the Cooweescoowee District, four candidates filed for District Representative including incumbent Clifford Wofford from Claremore, E. Marie Locust-Brancheau from Claremore, Jo Ann Tidwell from Catoosa and Portia Wickliffe-Kelley from Claremore. In the Delaware District, incumbent Jerry Hansen from Colcord will face off against Richard Fields from Twin Oaks. In the Goingsnake District, incumbent Joyce Fourkiller-Hawk from Stilwell will run against William (Willie) Christie from Kansas. In the Illinois District, incumbent district representative Barbara Girty from Vian will face off against Donald Adair from Vian. In the Tahlequah District, four candidates will vie for the representative position including Kenneth (Toot) Hogner from Tahlequah, Betty Holcomb from Tahlequah, Katherine Neugin White from Hulbert and V. Matthew Walls from Tahlequah.
"I'm pleased with the election board staff and the professional way they handled the filing process. Our polling locations are set, and after a background check on the candidates, we will begin printing the ballots and arranging for the voting machines to be delivered", said Election Board Chairman Leroy Adair. "I encourage all registered tribal members to get out and vote." The Keetoowah Cherokee election will be held on Monday, November 3. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:
Canadian District
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Location: Civitan Park Building
Address: 3301 Gibson Street
Phone: 918-687-8973
Directions: Located on Gibson Street across from the Oklahoma School for the Blind.
Cooweescoowee District
Collinsville, Oklahoma
Location: First Baptist Church Collinsville-Fellowship Hall
Address: 1301 W. Main
Phone: 918-371-2526
White Oak, Oklahoma.
Location: Carl Horner Gym,
Address: White Oak High School
Phone: 918-256-4484
Pryor, Oklahoma
Location: First Christian-Presbyterian Church
Address: 301 N. E. 1st Street
Phone: 918-825-2396
Delaware District
Jay, Oklahoma
Location: Jay Community Building
Phone 918-253-4277
Address: 102 N. 5th Street
Flint District
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Location: Stilwell Satellite Office
Address: On the Corner of Young and Section Line Road
Phone 918-696-7672
Goingsnake District
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Location: Maryetta Public School
Address: 100 Maryetta Rd
Phone 918-696-2285
Kansas, Oklahoma
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Location: Kansas Satellite Office
Phone 918-868-2656
Directions: On the corner of Hwy 10 and Hwy 33, there is a service station and the Kansas office is the red brick office behind the service station.
Illinois District
Vian, Oklahoma
Location: Vian Satellite Office
Address: 207 W. Schley
Directions: Across the street from the Lifetime Tire Shop
Saline District
Salina, Oklahoma
Location: First Indian Baptist Church
Ph 918-434-2084
Address: 702 East Brewer St.
Sequoyah District
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Location: Sallisaw Civic Center
Address: 111 N. Elm
Phone 918-775-6241
Tahlequah District
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Location: VFW Post 3707 Building
Directions: Near the Intersection of Downing and Water Street
Phone 918-456-0595
Location: Lowery Public School Library
Address: 21132 East 640 Road
Phone 918-456-4053
