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56 file for open Rocky Boy seats

There is no shortage of interest in the four tribal council seats on the ballot in Rocky Boy’s fall elections.

Fifty-six people filed for the seats on the Chippewa Cree Business Committee.

The Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation’s primary election for four tribal seats will be Oct. 7. Voters are asked to go to the old Stone Child College gymnasium to submit their ballots.

The primary elections will whittle down the list of 56 candidates to the eight top candidates.

In conjunction with state elections, the general elections for the tribal seats will be Nov. 4, at the reservation’s Wellness Center.

Rick Morsette, the interim chair of the committee, is not running for re-election. He can remain interim chair without serving on the council. Morsette was named interim chair after trial council removed Ken St. Marks as chair. St. Marks is in a protracted legal battle to get his seat back. Council members have said if St. Marks gets his seat back, they will once again remove him.

State lawmakers are taking an interest in the race.

State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, has filed, as has Gilbert Meyers, the Republican hopeful for Montana House in the fall election.

The 56 candidates are, in alphabetical order:

Harlan Gopher Baker

Frank Billy

Joe Bigknife

Sammy Camper

Bert Corcoran

Joseph Corcoran

Michael “Big Mike” Corcoran

Misty “Brooks” Denny

Brian “Kelly” Eagleman

Bobbi Jo Favel

Garrick Ferguson Sr.

Van Four Souls

Priscilla “PJ” Friede

Duane M. Gopher

Jonathan “John” Gopher

Russell “Rusty” Gopher

Russell J. Houle Sr.

Calvin Jilot

Terry Koop

Tim Koop Sr.

Jody Lamere

Nicole Lamere

Pete T. Lamere

Beau Mitchell

Dominic Meyers

Gilbert Bruce Meyers

Curtis Monteau Jr.

Wilbur Nagel Sr.

Theron W. Oats

Luke Parisian

Willie Parisian

Raymond “Jazz” Parker

Shane Patacsil

Taj Riotutar

Cody Rivas Sr.

Sonny Roasting Stick

Neal Rosette Sr.

David “Chubby” Russette

Rose Lynn Saddler

Tanya Schmockel

Joshua “Waff” Seaton

Clinton “Chewees” Small

Gerald Small

Stacy Small

Harriet Standing Rock

Jolene “Kisser” Standing Rock

Russell Standing Rock

Donovan Stump

Marva Stump

Leon “Blackie” Sutherland

Pete Sutherland

Frances Topsky

Wilma Jean Denny Tyner

Ted. E. Whitford Sr.

Alvin John Windy Boy Sr.

Jonathan Windy Boy

 
 

Reader Comments(1)

rbcitizen writes:

the people in RB are very angry and hurt over this embezzling. SO I say, Good luck to all the new candidates and the ones that are running for re-election, we hope that you do not win... because you all knew what was going on in the first place and did not attempt to put a stop to this corruption. We need honest leaders that will work for the people, our land, our reservation, especially OUR CHILDREN!, their future.

 
 
 
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