The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are set to hold their 29th Tribal Elections next Wednesday.
Tribal Council is made up of 11 members, including eight elected officials and three lifetime chieftains who represent the Wasco, Warm Springs and Paiute tribes.
There are 30 candidates who have filed for eight positions in the Agency, Simnasho and Seekseeque districts.
In the Agency district, there are 18 nominees for three positions. Current representative Anita Jackson is among them.
In the Simnasho district, there are six nominees filing for three positions, including current representatives Lincoln ‘Jay’ Suppah and Raymond Moody.
There are six nominees filing for two positions in the Seekseeque district, including incumbents Brigette McConville and Wilson Wewa.
Voting will take place on March 30 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Warm Springs Community Center, though off-reservation voters can mail in their ballots.
Masks will be required at the community center, and drive-up voting will also be available to elders.
Absentee ballots can be dropped off at Simnasho Longhouse, Seekseeque Fire Hall, the Tribal Administration Building in the Vital Stats Department, and Three Warriors Market in Simnasho until 8 p.m.
According to Spilyay Tymoo, the candidates are as follows:
Agency District:
- Rain Circle
- Michael Clements
- Reina Estimo
- Eugene Greene Jr.
- Anita Jackson
- Danni Katchia
- Uren Leonard Jr.
- James Manion
- Daniel Martinez
- Cyrille Mitchell
- William Sam
- Alvis Smith III
- Glendon Smith
- Jason Wesley Smith
- Johnathan W. Smith
- Ryan Smith Jr.
- Valerie Switzler
- Dennis White III
Simnasho District:
- Carlos Calica
- TJ Foltz
- Raymond Moody
- Emerson Squiemphen
- Lincoln Jay Suppah
- Levi Van Pelt
Seekseequa District:
- Rosa Graybel
- Ruben Henry
- Vesta Johnson
- Brigette McConville
- Wilson Wewa
- Martha Winishut
