The candidates for the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s Tribal Council elections have been finalized. The full list was published from the EBCI Elections board on Thursday by the Cherokee One Feather. All 12 seats – two for each township – are up for election. The primary election will be held at the beginning of June. The general election will be held September 2nd.
Tribal Council seats with more than four candidates will be on the primary ballot. Voters will select their top two candidates. This year, there will not be primary elections for Tribal Council seats representing Big Cove, Painttown or Cherokee County/Snowbird, reports the Smoky Mountain News.
Here’s the full list of candidates:
Birdtown Tribal Council
Albert Rose
Boyd Owle
Gilbert Crowe Jr.
Gloria “Punkin” Griffin
Robin Lambert
Jacob George
Cyndi Lambert
Wolftown Tribal Council
Jess Sneed
Bo Crowe
Bill Taylor
Chelsea Taylor Saunooke
Sam “Frell” Reed
Yellowhill Tribal Council
Tom Wahnetah
T.W. Price Saunooke
Dave Wolfe
Stephanie Saunooke French
Christopher Reed
Shannon Ross
(Write-In) Elvia Walkingstick
Big Cove Tribal Council
Patrick Hill
Richard French
Teresa McCoy
Painttown Tribal Council
Tommye Saunooke
Dike Sneed
Bentley Tahquette
Cherokee Co. – Snowbird Tribal Council
Adam Wachacha
Bucky Brown
William A. “Billy” Brown
Janell Rattler
Big Cove School Board
Kristina Hyatt
Lavita Hill
Karen French-Browning
Lori Taylor
Damian Solis
Birdtown School Board
Melanie Lambert
Ashford Smith
Bree Stamper
Ray Long
Wolftown School Board
Isaac “Ike” Long
Berdie Toineeta
Bucky Squirrel
